How are movies funded?

Answer 1

No way to tell. Depends on its running costs, rent, utilities etc how much audience it pulls, how much snacks it manages to sell and so on.

Answer 2

Movies can be funded a number of ways: Studios - The Hollywood Studios (Universal, Paramount etc) finance the movies with their own cash, bank loans, and through investment from a number of wealthy parties, entrepreneurs or investment specialists. These types are usually multi-billionaires who may be as interested in the glamour of the movie industry as they are in the profits. Production Companies - some production companies will front the cash to make a movie, because they either have an advanced deal or believe they will be able to sell the movie to a distributor who will take direct profits from cinema ticket sales. Other ways include: National Funding (The Film Council in the UK), Tax Based Incentives (available in many US states as well as the UK), Loans (direct from banks or as in New Mexico, from the New Mexico Film Commission who currently offer a 0% interest loan), Pre-Sales (as per Capitol Films, who will provide finance for a film based on the sales potential, cast and principal crew, because they will recoup their money by selling the film worldwide to cinema and DVD distributors). Finally, some low budget films are self-financed, such as El Mariachi by Robert Rodriguez who financed the $7000 picture by participating in a number of medical trials.

Answer 3

The Producer or a Production Company.