Movie financing is a highly risky business. I’ve been reading all about it over at Art De Vany’s blog.

A post over at Liberty Film Festival blog makes an interesting article about the risks involved inn making money with movies - and the types of movies that are most likely to make a lot of cash.

As per usual the Pareto Principle comes into play with around 20% of the movies making 80% of the money. (And further 20% of the 20% making 80% of the 80% again)

Arthur De Vany is a former economics professor at University of California, Irvine and his decade’s worth of study into the making of hollywood films and their profitability has been summed up in his book: Hollywood Economics; How extreme uncertainty shapes the film industry (Contemporary Politicaleconomy).

Its the book to read if you’re wanting to find about the chances of whether or not your movie will be a success in terms of making money.

Most movies fail to make money.

A small percentage like Napolean Dynamite which cost $400,000 to make but has made over $44 million in ticket sales alone make all of the money.

Right now I’ve got a friend who need’s final installment of $300,000 to make a $4,000,000 australian movie. So if you’re interested leave a comment check my contact details and I’ll pass on your details to him.