So I was just thinking how much money could one make making indie films? I know most make 0 and some strike it rich but average decent films that aren't huge hollywood blockbusters how much would one be looking at? Lets say a 25k budget film. Don't start with that "indie films aren't for making money" stuff because i'm fully aware of that i'm not here to strike it rich or make money at all im just curious. Don't want any confusion
Thanks for the help
You are asking the usual, unanswerable, question. Ask: how long is a
piece of string? The answer will be the same - the dreaded, "it depends."
If you make an indie film with a budget of 25k you could strike it rich.
You could loose everything. You know that, so what, exactly are you asking?
So what is the average? Let's say the average is $30,000. Does that help?
If you can make $30,000 that means you make the movie for $10,000 and
you see a nice profit. But the average for a $10,000 budget film is likely
to be under $10,000. So where does that get us?
I wish there was an average. I wish I could go to a finance company, show
then that the average 25k indie film returns $30,000 and make that happen.
But you know that can't be the case. I know that can't be the case.
Unfortunately, an average cannot be done in this case. You could have five 25k
movies make nothing and five make $100,000. That does not mean YOUR 25k
movie will (or even should) make the average - $50,000. It means you could
loose everything or make $1,500,000.
Are you hoping there is a number someone here can give you?