Superfancy CGI is still way to expensive even in the advent of the 21st century. They all flopped more or less due to their enormous budget requirements. Below 100$ Million is currently not possible unless you settle for childsplay animation ala Pixar, Disney etc...
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BTW: Here are those who brought u the flick:
http://www.gdc-tech.com/
GDC Technology (“GDC”) is a subsidiary of the Hong Kong publicly listed company - Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited. GDC’s shareholders include Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited and Mr Li Ka-Shing (the world’s 11th wealthiest person according to Forbes 2008). GDC is a leading global digital cinema solution provider with a number of world-first achievements: The first company to develop a software-based digital cinema server (2000); first to use encrypted mobile hard disk drives for content delivery (2000); first to deploy 2K digital cinema multiplexes (2003, Singapore); and first to deliver quad-link digital cinema servers (2008). GDC is currently the world’s second largest provider of digital cinema servers with an installation base of more than 1000, serving its customers through offices in the U.S., Singapore, Hong Kong and China.
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You don't see things as they are, you see things as we are.
It cost around $20 million US, not $150 million US. Maybe 150 million in some other currency, but not dollars.
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