Platinum Studios (PDOS)

[derekwildstar]

Facts are stubborn things to those who want to mislead. The article you reference lists ten 2011 "flops." Cowboys & Aliens is not one of them.

Mars Needs Moms is a 2011 flop referenced in that article. It only grossed $39M worldwide with a budget of $150M. Cowboys & Aliens, by comparison has grossed $209M (which is $50M more than your dated article reports) with a budget of $163M. Can you do math? And we're waiting for Japan's numbers and several more international territories early in its run.

Your Highness is another flop referenced in your article. $50M budget, $24M gross. Hoodwinked Too is another: $30M budget, $13.6M gross. The Beaver is another flop referenced in your article: $20M budget, less than $1M gross.

So while you term C&A a "flop" over and over again, the article you reference to support that opinion does not. Thanks for the lies. And this coming from the guy who told us all it would be "highly unlikely for Cowboys & Aliens to gross $200M." Well you were wrong, so now you're cooking up BS.

The fact that C&A has grossed $209M and counting at the box office alone means C&A will gross more than twice its production budget in box office and secondary markets combined which includes DVD and Blu-ray sales, rentals, pay per view, TV licensing deals, network premiere, etc. But I suppose you will tell that is "highly unlikely" until the facts expose you again.

But the key fact you ignore is PDOS did not finance the movie's $163M budget. The production didn't cost PDOS a penny. However, they do own the merchandise and are set up to reap the merchandising rewards of a $209M worldwide presence and counting for years. That's smart business right there.