quote from Premiere's August 1997 issue, p110 article titled "Cameron's Way" discussing Titanic's release date bumps and industry concern:
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Sep 15 '09, 20:30
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"But even if the film does wind up an Oscar contender, it will have to perform like a megablockbuster to make money. While Paramount is fairly certain to recoup its investment (both partners get back $65 million of the first $130 million returned to theml after that, Fox gets approximately 60 percent of the take until it recovers its investment), if the movie is the $200 million monster it's thought to be, it will probably have to gross more than $500 million worldwide to see a profit. "That's crazy," says an industry skeptic. "Mission: Impossible" did $450 million worldwide."
"But Cameron's movies have pushed budget limits before and gone on to make vast sums for the studios that gambled on them. With Titanic, Cameron may be testing not only the scope of his own vision but the limits of how big a Hollywood picture can be."
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