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Originally Posted by littlebib
The slideshow kept mentioning they make $0.04 per DVD. He makes it sound like the studio makes the rest. What's the actual profit of the studio on a DVD after manufacturing costs, retailers, and other residuals (director, actors, etc)? Doubling from 4 cents to 8 might not sound like much, but that would depend on how much the studio is making.
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I've read articles saying that studios make 70-80% profit off the wholesale price, because the residuals are so low to writers and actors (not sure what the residuals are to directors).
So if a DVD has a $29.95 MSRP, the wholesale price is about $17-18. So the studios make about $12-14 per disc.