DramaRama:

When they were good, they were very, very good.

But when they were bad - they were HORRID!

I did a bit of experimenting for this genre run - small budgets, varying points, varying release dates.  May ended up being my best month - both May releases made more money than Oceans Eleven!  August and September were the worst, but the August release doesn't really count - I pulled "Steamy Surrender" from theatrical release because it got a 93% rating from audiences after 5 test screenings. I'm sure I was lucky to lose only $15 million.

Miscellaneous Tidbits:

• I tracked Mogie ads this time around...$49 million in additional profit from Mogie wins - not too shabby!
  

• The best performers were released in 2,000+ theatres, with at least $19 million in domestic advertising.
  

• RAN - the total guy flick - was  the most profitable.
  

• The dramas which received five stars for budget had the worst bottom lines - something to chew on if I ever make another drama flick.
  

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Do Rae Mi:

The Musical genre was perhaps the most difficult to complete - it's like a bastard step-child genre of HM, the one no one really talks about in polite company.  On the other hand, it was also a philosophical final frontier.  Every film was going to be a dice roll, and no release month was dictated by common sense.  What's a girl to do?

Go nuts, basically.

Three of the films were hatched from my own brain.  Pretty good ROI - $483 million spent, $152 million profit.

Four of the films were purchased from the monthly script offerings.  I lucked out - even with two losers and $764 million spent, I made a profit of $491 million.  The Beatles rule, my friend. No doubt about it.

As for the final three films on the list, I changed the genres of "Gunship" (action), "Toy Story", and "Princess Mononoke" (both animated) to Musical.  $700 million spent, $252 million profit - better than my own ideas, but not as good as the ideas up for sale.  I think "Gunship" was the only mistake of the three - animated films may still hold a certain appeal when presented in a different genre, but action is action is action.  It also doesn't help that I got screwed again on M&L - how could I have so many ancillary contracts, but only the minimum M & L revenue?

There is one respect in which a good Musical lords over all other genres: The Mogies. 3 for 9 in the Best Picture category.  4 for 10 in the Best Director category.  $240 million net revenue from Mogie wins.  Yeah, baby!

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