Dirtsheets post False report IWC is shocked.

[John McHenry]

WWE Studios Only Made Profit Off 3-Movies
Date Added: May 10, 2012
Story By: Steve Carrier
WWE SEC filing has revealed the production costs for each of the WWE Studios movie that the company has released so far.

Licensed films
* See No Evil from May 2006 which cost $10.4 million
* The Marine in October 2006 cost $20.2 million
* The Condemned in May 2007 cost $17.5 million
* Behind Enemy Lines 3 in January 2009 cost $2.5 million
* 12 Rounds in March 2009 cost $19.7 million
* The Marine 2 in December 2009 cost $2.3 million

Self-distributed films:
* Legendary in September 2010 cost $5.3 million
* Knucklehead in October 2010 cost $6.4 million
* The Chaperone in March 2011 cost $5.8 million
* That’s What I Am in April 2011 cost $4.7 million
* Inside Out in September 2011 cost $5.1 million
* The Reunion in October 2011 cost $6.9 million
* Bending The Rules in March 2012 cost $5.5 million

Out of all the movies mentioned, WWE did profit only on three of them – The Marine, Behind Enemy Lines 3, and The Marine 2. The first Marine movie is the highest grossing with a profit of $15 million and the other two just $200,000 and $800,000 respectively.

The Condemned remains the biggest money loser with $6.5 million in the red, followed by That’s What I Am at $4.9 million and The Reunion with $4.5 million.

In total, WWE has spent $118.4 million in production for 13 movies, seven of them are self-distributed while the other six are licensed.

But if you head on over to the See no Evil IMDB page

Budget
$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend
$4,581,233 (USA) (21 May 2006) (1,257 Screens)
€45,850 (Netherlands) (17 October 2006) (12 Screens)

Gross
$15,019,200 (USA) (2 July 2006)
$14,932,482 (USA) (25 June 2006)
$14,759,482 (USA) (18 June 2006)
$14,105,181 (USA) (11 June 2006)
$12,405,131 (USA) (4 June 2006)
$9,400,956 (USA) (28 May 2006)
$4,581,233 (USA) (21 May 2006)
$15,032,800 (USA)
€62,500 (Netherlands) (17 October 2006)

Weekend Gross
$33,571 (USA) (2 July 2006) (68 Screens)
$71,480 (USA) (25 June 2006) (152 Screens)
$179,630 (USA) (18 June 2006) (293 Screens)
$984,391 (USA) (11 June 2006) (900 Screens)
$2,041,172 (USA) (4 June 2006) (1,270 Screens)
$3,437,537 (USA) (28 May 2006)
$4,581,233 (USA) (21 May 2006) (1,257 Screens)
£3,437,537 (UK) (28 May 2006) (1 Screen)
€45,850 (Netherlands) (17 October 2006) (12 Screens)

Admissions
21,843 (Netherlands) (31 December 2006)

Copyright Holder
Lionsgate

Hmm seems like the one number is bigger than the others.

 

[Troy]

The person who wrote this report is an idiot, it is like they think that the only way to make money is through the cinema. See No Evil has made $45,579,499 in DVD Sales LINK in North America alone. That doesn't include rentals and it doesn't include international sales. See No Evil is by far their most profitable film and WWE have mentioned that in conference calls in the past.

 

[Darth Shizzel]

And who was the star of See No Evil Again I remember him being a Big Red Machine, got crazy when you mentioned May 19th, he's currently the favourite demon I just can't seem to have his name in my head right now was sure it started with a K ending with a ane.

 

[Pete]

Oh yeah, it was The Great Khali!

 

[Troy]

And who was the star of See No Evil Again I remember him being a Big Red Machine, got crazy when you mentioned May 19th, he's currently the favourite demon I just can't seem to have his name in my head right now was sure it started with a K ending with a ane.

WWE really should have made a sequel to that movie. They gave the Marine a couple of sequels yet won't add to the most profitable movie they have ever had. Hell a horror straight to DVD release will do much better than most of their action films, they still have Kane on the payroll so they need to get a scriptwriter involved to somehow come up with a follow-up.

 

[Rated R Superstar]

Would be awesome to see Kane in another horror film.