My girlfriend and I had a debate last night..
The year did start badly. At least with Gods of Egypt, they really didn't have any money in the movie so it didn't hurt them. And surprisingly it did well on dvd and cable viewing. But LGF finished up strong, and Tyler Perry finally got out of his slump too. My bro has an office out there and NYC also, overlooking Comcast's building that we're always talking about. They spend a lot of time scouting independent films, and that's where they get their best profits from. Now that they bought Starz they can take the next step.
There's a strong chance they're the studio with the most nominations between this, Hell or High Water, and Hacksaw Ridge.
They (LGF) also have distribution rights interests (film or dvd) in Manchester by the Sea & Lion (LGF has been the dvd distributor for Weinstein films for the past few years) also. My bro seems to think Manchester By the Sea might sneak in. Myself, I think it's too depressing. My bets for La La Land.
Manchester is definitely getting Supporting Actress and Directing nominations; the question is whether or not it can get a Supporting Actor nomination.
Nothing is going to beat La La Land. It's frontrunner position has been too strong for a while.
That's technically true.But LGF , due to various distribution rights,will make a tidy profit without financial commitment. And, for LGF, that's the true bottom line. Anyway, LGF has their fingerprints on four of the possible nominees. That's pretty amazing for a moderate level studio, that really doesn't do much actual production or filming. Basically, they just acquire various distribution rights.
True to a degree. But most of their films aren't in house. And they generally don't put much of their own money in the films, which greatly limits their financial risk. And Tyler Perry uses his own Studios and produces his films. Usually, the arrangements are more like the Stallone Expendables where he's assuming most of the risk & production costs.
