is $200 million really needed for another vg film? (Score 1)

Peter Jackson barely broke even on King Kong's $207 million budget and that was riding off the name of one of the greatest films ever created. Now, as popular as the Halo games are, I doubt they could draw in King Kong-calibur crowds. Lets say if all the two million (or so) people who bought the Halo game went out to see the Halo movie, it would only gross around $20 million assuming they paid $10 a ticket. In order to break even, they'd have to draw in a considerable amount of people who have never touched a controller in their life. Considering Gears of War costed Microsoft $10 million to fund, there is no way its a good idea to spend nearly 20 times as much as a top teir game for something that's really hit or miss.