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The Party-U.S. Box Office 1968

posted 11 years ago by s007davis
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Does anyone know how successful "The Party" was at the box office in the US back in 1968? I'm just curious to know if it was considered a hit when it was new.

[–] moonspinner55 11 years ago

The budget was $1.5M, the gross was $2.9M

[–] edlitz36 7 years ago

Gross was NOT $2.9 million. The rental figure was $2.9 million, that's the figure the studio receives from the gross. Rental figure varies between 40 to 50% of gross.

If $2.9 million was 50%, then the gross was $5.8 million.

If $2.9 million was 40%, then the gross was $7.25 million.

So, the median between the two amounts is $6,525,000 (if rental figure is 45% of gross).

So, given its $1.5 million budget, the film was commercially successful.

Religion should be made fun of. If I believed that stuff, I'd keep it to myself. -Larry David

[–] edlitz36 7 years ago

Budget was $1.5 million. Gross was not $2.9 million. The rental figure was $2.9 million, that's the figure the studio receives from the gross. Rental figure varies between 40 to 50% of gross.

If $2.9 million was 50%, then the gross was $5.8 million.

If $2.9 million was 40%, then the gross was $7.25 million.

So, the median between the two amounts is $6,525,000 (if rental figure is 45% of gross).

So, it was commercially successful.

Religion should be made fun of. If I believed that stuff, I'd keep it to myself. -Larry David