Better with Salt
The Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau says a "conservative" figure for the local economic impact of the Salt filming will be more than $3.5 million. They break out a few of the spending items, but we'd kind of like to see all the math. [via]
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3.5 million. even if that were 1.25 million it would be worth it. still that won't stop people pissing and moaning about it.
looked cold out there today, hope tomorrow goes better for them....
... said miles on Apr 23, 2009 at 4:11 PM | link
For just a few days of shooting, that figure seems really high. I'd take it with a grain of...
... said amymengel on Apr 23, 2009 at 4:21 PM | link
Here's how it breaks down:
* Note: All figures are approximations
TOTAL REVENUE: $3.5 million
$1,200,000 - for toiletries, makeup, and fragrances to make Angelina look her best and hide Bradd Pitt's B.O. (from his allegedly bad hygiene - true story)
$336,000 - for Jerry Jennings' bronzer.
$238,350 - in legal fees to fight allegations that the Jennings administration illegally funneled money from Columbia Pictures to purchase bronzer.
$600 - spent at the arcade at Jillian's
$400,000 - everyday catering from Shalimar's
$245,000 - amount spent by Angelina during JC Penny's Red Tag Sales Event (now through Sunday!)
$300,000 - for 300,000 scoops of Gelato at Crisan's
$220,000 - for Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee delivered on-set this weekend
$50 - generously donated to the dude that has become an unintentional destitute resident of the region after the Deadheads he was travelling with abandoned him last Saturday.
$560,000 - an evening of drinks (for two) at Franklin's Tower
... said Kevin Marshall on Apr 23, 2009 at 5:29 PM | link
The "economic multiplier" - visitors bureaus love these things! Outside spending has a wider impact in the local economy, sure, but you're really just counting the same money over and over again, as it's being re-spent locally.
Multipliers by regional film commissions tend to be between 1.5 and 3. These don't count lost sales by people avoiding the area, and freebies like tax exemptions and added public safety costs. NYC has used a multiplier of 2.3, but Albany's apparently using 5.4 - huge difference. (Possibly they're thinking thousands of tourists will flock to see our newly-famous overpass.)
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/28/movies/to-gauge-the-film-industry-start-with-a-magic-number.html
http://www.louisianaentertainment.gov/film/files/Film%20Commission%20Fundamentals%20-%20Business%20Topics.pdf
... said Beth from Bath-On-Hudson on Apr 24, 2009 at 8:03 AM | link
$150,000 paid for $200 extras, so....$750 each. Can that be right?
... said Jackers on Apr 24, 2009 at 10:25 AM | link
I'm all for more money coming in to the area from outside sources, but there is no way a 2-week shoot on some highways is going to bring in 3.5 mil.
... said Alex on Apr 24, 2009 at 10:28 AM | link
@Jackers: We wondered, too -- so we checked with a few people who had been extras on Taking Woodstock. They said they had made something close to that, so it sounds like it might be reasonable.
... said Greg on Apr 24, 2009 at 10:28 AM | link