Film industry economics
Subject in Business
Film industry economics has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including My First Million. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Shaan PuriEntrepreneur and investor, co-host of My First Million, former Twitch executive
Puri said film investment tax write-offs rarely justify the investment because investors usually lose their principal.
“Like if you have a million dollars and maybe you get a 300K write-off, but you might lose your million dollars”
My First Million: 3 businesses we think are about to blow up (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 47:04
Puri said he was surprised that even a studio's biggest hit returns only about two and a half times its cost, unlike startup investing.
“I would have just expected to be much more than like a two and a half X return”
My First Million: 3 businesses we think are about to blow up (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 45:18
Puri said that the film and video game industries spend more on marketing than on making their products.
“they spend more money on marketing than they do on actually making the product”
My First Million: 3 businesses we think are about to blow up (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 42:15
Podcasts
- My First Million · 1 episode
Episodes
3 businesses we think are about to blow upMy First Million · Oct 5, 2026 · 49 min
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