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| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 |  Posted - Feb 3 2008 : 12:38PMa question that some of you that work in the industry may know: how much gross profit does a company make from a single DVD? specifically i'm wondering about an average production that the talent is all receiving average rates. not talking about a feature. so, i know the talent needs to be paid. the producer. and maybe a photographer if the producer isn't doing everything himself. let's use a few production companies as examples so we can elimated alot of discussion about what "average productions" are. so, let's use a non-feature DVD release by Zero Tolerance, Evil Angel, Elegant Angel, Diabolic, Red Light District or the like. when all is said and done... how much total is spent on production and how much gross profit will come back in from sales? (actual dollar amounts will be more helpful than percentages) thanks. [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 3 2008 : 2:11PM thanks. [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 1:32AM Edited by - narcissus on 2/4/2008 7:35:37 PM [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 2:17AM You're not getting any answers to your questions primarily because of the way they're written. Forgive me for being blunt - you come across as really dumb. The first thing you say is, "a question that some of you that work in the industry may know:" I thought, uh oh, this is someone who not educated. It was difficult to take you seriously after that. Second, this question has been asked and answered a zillion times on this, and other, sites. If you come to a place like AdultDVDTalk for business advice and answers, you're doomed. Spend a half-hour reading through this and other forums and you will learn something fast: people in this industry don't tell the truth, many are twisted, ethics don't mean much, and they're angry. I don't mean everyone; there are some great people. But there's a high-enough percentage (it's very high) to be leary (understatement), and everyone knows this. It isn't as easy as it looks. You have to be very smart to survive today. I don't think you have what it takes. Lastly, adult DVDs are on a fast track to extinction. There is not a future there. Adult DVD sales are plummeting. This knowledge is everywhere. But if you proceed, everything you want to know is on the web. Everything. Don't ask people you don't know and don't expect them to take THEIR time to coddle you. Do your own work. And don't trust anyone in this industry. [Link] |
| lenscap Member everywhere 185 Posts 10/05 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 7:27AM [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 8:18AM If you want serious answers then write like an adult. (Hint: it makes sense as "who work in the industry")Guess that makes two of you. It comes across as really dumb not to proofread your posts especially when you are picking on someone else's grammar.  How does that work? Information can be everywhere but I don't think knowledge works the same way.EDIT: I was being mean so I removed something. Edited by - conquistador on 2/4/2008 11:47:17 AM [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 12:49PM [Link] |
| Ramsey Senior Member Trina Michaels fan 10332 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 1:06PM [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 2:46PM conquistador: You're absolutely correct. Information is out there, not knowledge. I stand corrected. Ramsey: Oh yeah, definitely. SERIOUS bank. Everyone in this industry is mega rich. Didn't you know that? Narcissus: You're still looking for an answer to a question that can't be properly answered here. Asking here, and expecting a reliable answer, is not doing your homework and not the way to undertake research, but I don't think you get that. "there just has to be a ton of profit there." Well, sure, if you can sell a few thousand units for $50 you will make "a ton of profit." If you sell a thousand units for ten dollars (that's what you'll get at the wholesale level...if you're lucky) you might as well go to Vegas to throw your money away; you will have more fun. With an oversaturated market - there are literally thousands of DVDs being produced every month - and competitors who have been doing it their entire lives - why do you think you can do better, or even as good, with zero experience? If you think it's easy to make money in this industry you're dreaming. I stand by my first response...except for my horrible, embarrassing grammar. Okay, I'm over it. [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 3:02PM bump i don't think you know my expectations. why the hell am i getting flamed by someone who's even a newer member than me?
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| Ramsey Senior Member Trina Michaels fan 10332 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 3:03PM [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 4:39PM EDIT: Please write like other adults. Edited by - conquistador on 2/4/2008 4:40:11 PM [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 4:59PM [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 5:21PM Narcissus:: Your expectations were clear when you said: "there just has to be a ton of profit here." I compliment you on on using "who's" instead of "that's" in your last post. It was noticed. Good going! You are, apparently, missing the point of my posts entirely. I agree with conquistador. It makes you appear juvenile not capitalizing the first word of each sentence. Obviously your shift key isn't broken because you manage to capitalize the names of companies. And grammar and spelling like "...so we can elimated alot of discussion..." doesn't help either. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I'm just saying it that way I see it. I'm a very cruel person. Don't be fooled by "new member." I've been around a looong time. Damn, I forgot where I put my walker. [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 5:28PM I hate reading posts by idiots who haven't learned how to write sentences. EDIT: for a typo. Edited by - conquistador on 2/4/2008 5:29:12 PM [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 6:12PM who does that? WTF?  [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 6:32PM [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 6:43PM yaaay for English. Edited by - narcissus on 2/4/2008 6:43:30 PM [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 6:43PM And, again, you have not addressed my offerings. Okay, I was insulting; I'm an asshole. Sue me. I still took the time to write and (try to) make some points for you to ponder, but apparently you can't see those through my negative tone. Yes, it included criticisms on the way you write. It had to do with you being taken seriously (broken record); that was the message. Take it or leave it. You're still the little boy on the beach whining. Oh my god, you called me a homo! Ouch! You didn't like my compliment? My feelings are hurt. [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 6:46PM [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 6:52PM [Link] |
| Clam Digger Deactivated User Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good. 2268 Posts 1/05 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 7:01PM You should feel special. BTW, in the upper left hand corner of any page here in the forum, there is a search link that works pretty well.  [Link] |
| tricia_devereaux Evil Angel DVD Patience is a virtue, but who wants to be virtuous? 4283 Posts 4/00 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 7:10PM You might want to wait a full day before you follow up your question with this: c'mon, you're kidding me. someone knows something don't they? More importantly, if you do a search, you'll find fairly quickly that this question has been asked a bunch of times and never 100% answered. There's a lot of competition in the adult business, and most companies inflate their sales figures when talking about them... some more than others. If we won't say how much the movie costs to make, it's not going to be likely that we say how much money we make off of it. I only know of 1 publicly traded adult company... you should look for their financial reports somewhere. [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 7:27PM (That's a compliment, Tricia.) [Link] |
Jacco  All-Star Member "liable to deprave and corrupt" 2673 Posts 5/04 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 7:28PM Jacco Edited by - jacco on 2/4/2008 7:29:12 PM [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 7:34PM [Link] |
| conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 7:41PM [Link] |
| tricia_devereaux Evil Angel DVD Patience is a virtue, but who wants to be virtuous? 4283 Posts 4/00 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 9:13PM [Link] |
| xxaru Member 128 Posts 6/07 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 9:18PM Edited by - xxaru on 2/4/2008 9:19:31 PM [Link] |
| Narcissus Deactivated User Love Thyself 418 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 9:46PM what the hell was i thinking? [o\|] [Link] |
| PornoHolik Member 45 Posts 2/08 | Posted - Feb 4 2008 : 9:57PM [Link] |
| scipio Senior Member 1901 Posts 2/00 | Posted - Feb 5 2008 : 2:07AM Mod: I'll run through a few quick things for you guys. Specifically: Narcissus, PornoHolik, conquistador. 1) Capital letters aren't required, but they're appreciated. Putting the extra time into your posts to use correct capitalisation, spelling and grammar will however make your post more readable to others and in turn they wull take your posts more seriously. 2) Bitching about others' grammar and spelling on the internets always leaves you open to a backfire when you typo something yourself. This happens almost every time I see it. It especially backfires when you're bitching about someone who happens to have English as their second (or third, etc) language, or people who use British/Canadian/Australian/etc English. (ie "capitalisation = capitalization", "aluminium = aluminum". 3) Being blunt to the point of "you come across as really dumb" and other rudeness is a breach of forum ettiquette. It's up in the top right of the page. Repeated breaches of the ettiquette will get you deactivated by the site owners. We all have better things to do than play schoolyard teacher. This includes calling each other "dumb", "uneducated", "homo", "idiots", etc. You have been warned. 4) Yes, ADT is a porn discussion board. It doesn't mean it's a FFA one. Go elsewhere for that kind of discussion. Now I'm locking the thread, since it's just devolved into a shit-slinging match which is now finished. I hope we're clear on that. [Link] |
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