MattRichmond
Developer | Grip | Photographer
Matt
Richmond
"If you want to become a billionaire, don't write an Action movie. Write a Horror script."
In terms of pure financial efficiency, Horror stands alone. The median return consistently outperforms every other genre. This is the "Blumhouse Model": keep budgets under $5M, rely on high concepts rather than stars, and market to a dedicated niche.
Action and Adventure films gross the highest dollars but have the thinnest margins. A $250M blockbuster needs $600M just to break even. It's high volume, low yield—a dangerous game where one flop can bankrupt a studio.
Return on Investment is calculated as `(Revenue - Budget) / Budget`. This "Pure ROI" metric isolates content efficiency from marketing spend (typically 50-100% of production budget).
Statistical anomalies ("Black Swans") detected using Tukey's Fences (`Q3 + 1.5 * IQR`). These outliers (e.g., *Paranormal Activity*) are visually distinct from the standard distribution boxes.
Commercial releases with Budget > $500k and Revenue > $0. Co-productions are attributed to primary genre tags designated by TMDB.
Data sourced from TMDB Movie Dataset v11.
Last Audit: 2024.