21 August 2008 7:16 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
What's that old saying about success? Something like you can't argue with it, I think. Or maybe you were heading for the one about it being the best deodorant. Either way, when you look at the bottom line for direct-to-video sequels for American Pie and Bring It On, you'll see that they've generated, oh, just under a quarter-billion dollars between them. I shudder to think how much profit we're talking about.
So, remember as you roll your eyes in disbelief that the man who minted that money at Universal now has designs on Road Trip, Grease, Mean Girls, Naked Gun, and more. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Louis Feola, who has assumed control of the division of Paramount to be known as Paramount Famous Productions, wants to release five to six movies a year, all of them direct-to-video spin-offs of previously successful theatrical film.
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Colin Boyd
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