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04th Nov2024

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #421: Business of Film – Do Horror Movies Make Money?

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #421: Business of Film – Do Horror Movies Make Money? Stephen Follows, Jennifer Handorf and Giles Alderson discuss The Horror Report

On this weeks episode we have a special Business of Film special for you – Do Horror Movies Make Money? Stephen Follows, Jennifer Handorf and Giles Alderson discuss Stephen’s brand new The Horror Report which goes into wonderful detail into horror movies.

What defines a horror movie?

How many sub-genres do horror movies have?

What is the average length of horror films?

Where does the money go on horror features?

What kind of posters and marketing do horror films tend to do?

What revenue streams are there and do they make money?