--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > I find it fascinating that in worldwide grosses, > > there doesn't appear to be a single non-US film > > on the list (unless you count Notting Hill, which > > was filmed in Britain). > > > > Er... The Lord of the Rings triology was filmed entirely in New Zeland, using New Zeland > companies for FX and costumes and so on, by a New Zeland director. ALL the 20,000+ extras > were New Zelanders, and the main cast was an international ensemble from all over. > > And as far as I know, gross world ticket sales includes sales in every country, not just the > USA. >
Saul Zaentz, an American, produced it. Zaentz bought the rights from the Tolkien estate in, I believe, the '70s for $100,000 which was considered way, way too much. Why? Because pre-CAD the books were considered impossible to do...so they essentially gave the rights away. Well, that $100,000.00 investment has turned into a $3 trillion worldwide gross...and that's not counting merchandising, rentals, DVDs, etc. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
