Thats mad, really mad.
And they say gaming is fucked up.
Movies do have things to fall back on, though, like home video release, TV rights, and lots of product tie-ins [including videogames].
Also, Hollywood accounting.
Yeah I somehow think this is the case too.
GUYS THIS MOVIE COST 500 MILLION TO MAKE (hide all losses from other projects).
Where in gaming it's more like.
GUYS WERE TOTALLY ON BUDGET (channel funds from Colonial Marines to Borderlands)