The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Comcast Corporation (CMCSA), Time Warner Inc (TWX): What It Takes to Make a Fortune in Hollywood

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The combined production and marketing budgets for these silver screen hits range from $253 million to $375 million, which is a fairly tight range. But the varied franchise brand values and star power quotients make a big difference to ticket sales. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) can laugh about it all the way to the bank while writing the huge paychecks they owe to Vin Diesel and Iron Man himself.

The article What It Takes to Make a Fortune in Hollywood originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Anders Bylund.

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