It now looks like the overseas box office will NOT save COMPASS from disaster. Here is the latest from an industry year end review.
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Sister studio New Line wasn't as fortunate with ``The Golden Compass.'' The film, made for an estimated $180 million, opened with sales of $25.7 million over the Dec. 7 weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. Overseas sales helped lift its total to $142.9 million after three weeks.
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Rule of thumb says a film needs to take in at least twice what its budget was to break even because of what the theaters take as their cut of the action. With its big first few weeks behind it, GC has not even taken in an amount equal to its production budget.