Walt Disney As the original Mary Poppins budget of five million dollars continued to grow, I never saw a sad face around the entire Studio. And this made me nervous. I knew the picture would have to gross 10 million dollars for us to break even. But still there was no negative head-shaking. No prophets of doom. Even Roy was happy. He didn't even ask me to show the unfinished picture to a banker. The horrible thought struck me - suppose the staff had finally conceded that I knew what I was doing.
Joe Carnahan When you're spending $200 million on a movie, you need to make $400 million to break even. It's a spectacle.
Maynard James Keenan Nowadays, you have to sell, like, half a million or a million records just to break even.
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