# @benzinga on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_OUC8ilPj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57068935-benzinga-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-20T17:23:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Benzinga | News That Moves (@benzinga) — https://gondola.cc/benzinga

## Caption

Ben Affleck says there’s some truth to Hollywood “dying.”
Here’s the math he laid out.

It’s very difficult to make a movie for less than $25M in production.

Marketing can cost roughly the same.

Now the studio has about $50M invested.

Theaters return around 50% of box office grosses.
So a movie may need to gross about $100M just to break even.

When margins are that tight, studios lean into sequels and recognizable IP.

It’s not personal. It’s risk management.

#BenAffleck #Hollywood #BoxOffice #FilmIndustry #Streaming

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## Tags

hollywood, boxoffice, streaming, benaffleck, filmindustry

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