The movie, For Lovers Only, is a romance flick produced by brothers Mark and Michael Polish. The pair used a Canon 5D and existing computer equipment to record and edit the film. The movie took 12 days to shoot and starred Mark Polish as the male lead playing opposite actress, Stana Katic.
Not a single dime was spent on filming or producing the movie. The brothers’ only expense was hotels, food and taxis which they would have incurred had they been on vacation instead of shooting a film.
The movie climbed as high as #43 in iTunes Top 100 Movie chart and has grossed over $US200,000 in profits. There was no expensive marketing budget, either. Most sales were generated by word of mouth or circulation on social networks. [The Wrap via PetaPixel]
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Pedant
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 10:39 PM“The movie …. has grossed over $US200,000 in profits”
Is this statement an oxymoron?
My understanding is that gross is income before expenses and net / profits are what you keep after expenses (iTunes’ cut, etc).
Regardless, still an impressive feat.
pedant pedant
Friday, July 22, 2011 at 11:40 PMum.. “made with absolutely no money”
bryan
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 12:33 PMIt doesnt say net profits! It says gross profits.Get over yourself.
TSH
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 8:46 AMWhat does it cost to get a movie on to iTunes?