Amazing to see people's low salary rise with a lot of hard work. Reminds me of my life. I look over my first few jobs and can't believe how low the pay was.
Thank for posting. Excellent info on success. 78 movies total : 35% successful 19%average 46% failure He only" succeeded " one third of his attempts. And by all means he is considered to have a very successful career. Lesson? You need to fail a lot in order to find success. Keep going no matter what and eventually you succeed.
Tell that to people that continue to point out Trump filed bankruptcy 6!times while owning over 500!companies. He has a 99% success rate, which is unheard of in the business world, yet people want to focus on a few failures in companies that he was a partner in. Everyone with a real college degree understands failure is a way to learn, and without failure, it’s practically impossible to improve.
Liam has been in some fantastic movies. Next Of Kin with the late great Patrick Swayze,Darkman and Kingdom Of Heaven being just three that i love watching at least once a year..he’s way more than Taken and The Grey
Need to change the definition of break even and hit, a movie to recover the money for the studio, needs to do around double the budget, because the theaters get around half of the profit of the tickets, not counting marketing that is more difficult to know. So 30M budget and 30M box office is a bomb because studio only takes 15 million aprox.
Thank you for bringing this up, @adolfomichelena! You’re right-I used very basic math to keep the labeling simple, but it was a mistake, I see that now. But hey, my labeling recipe is a work in progress. Check out some of my more recent videos; I’m more realistic with my labels nowadays.
Thank you for bringing this up, @magicmike802! I used certain criteria to filter out lesser-known movies, but I realize now it was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. Check out some of my recent works-I’m more thorough nowadays.
4:56 Taken 2 the total budget was 45 million half of which went the Neeson....HALF THE BLOODY BUDGET FOR THE MOVIE!!!!!...it was even more for Taken 3 over half the budget!!
Most of us watching this are like you. 30 years as an accountant / finance manager and all together I made so far 1.5 millions gross (then take 38% out of it for taxes and social security). And I consider to have only had a 20% flopped years!
Thanks for tuning in, @astropioneer3296! In most cases, especially in recent decades, he negotiated a backend deal to get a slice of the profits - these are included in the figures you see in the video.
Sorry about that, @Heinrich.Fourie. I used certain criteria to exclude movies, but that was a mistake-I see that now. Check out some of my recent work; I'm much more thorough these days.
@@BoxOfficeJoe Sorry was talking about the actor getting not much for the Movies that made big money you did a great job, sorry for the misunderstanding.
Think about this, he made 323 million dollars for all these movies and all the work he put into them. That's only one third of a billion dollars. And people are worth 150 billion? Really hard to wrap your head around.
Not really, he’s an actor, not selling anything, the billion worth guys are always selling stuff that matters to the whole world, that actually has a worldwide impact, thus making billions, Tesla, Amazon, etc
Now that Liam Neeson has had ten "bombs", "flops" or N/A's, in a row, since 2019, is the general public trying to tell this 72 year "action star", that it's time to stop making the same movie, over & over again? Also, does he get a percentage of the gross, because his salary range seems to fluctuate more than I've ever seen?
Thanks for tuning in, @rongendron8705! I actually like his movies, but not the ones that feel the same. And yes, in some cases, he's getting a cut of the profits; the figures I present reflect that.
Thank you for bringing this up, @madebymonkeys5641. Actually, he was already a big name, thanks to Taken and other hits, plus he had backend deals in his contract.
I'm doubting any of these numbers are real..also the Budget vs Box Office success of the film is laughably incorrect. Most films need to make at least twice of their budget to account for the theaters cut and marketing.
I respect your skepticism, @mmikej24. Feel free to check the video description if you're interested in how I do my research. As for my labeling strategy, you are right, it’s a bit off in this video-sorry about that. Check out some of my recent work; it’s more realistic. Thanks for tuning in!
What's the difference between a Flop and a Bomb? Some of the movies that did well you call bombs. I'm confused about how you draw your conclusions. If a movie made a lot more than it's budget why do you call it a Flop/Bomb?
Thank you for bringing this up, @chocolatecaramel4447! Box office earnings are split between the cinemas and the studio, so a movie has to earn at least twice its budget just to break even. A "Bomb" is the worst-it makes less than the budget. A "Flop" is slightly better-it makes more than the budget but less than 2x. Both lose money none the less. Hope this clarifies!
Most of his recent movies have been flops but that's Hollywood for you now. They have no idea how to make great movies anymore. At least most of the time. I see After.Life flopped. A couple years ago I got some movie channels free for a week and I watched that movie. It was different from most of his movies. Really weird. Not the kind of movie I guess people go see but okay on TV. Also, he's been acting a long time and seems to have a few movies going all the time. You wouldn't think he was in that many movies. He's had a great career.
Sorry about that, @wakingthewitch457. I used certain criteria to exclude movies, but that was a mistake-I see that now. Check out some of my recent work; I'm much more thorough these days.
I might do that sometime, @Stonecutter334-perhaps when I reach 100k subs - maybe one card for each month in the video. But not yet. Right now, I don’t think people would be interested. Plus, I earn too little; it’s just not worth discussing (yet).
I quit watching his movies after his comment about Americans having too many guns. Meanwhile 99% of his movies include gun violence. Don't care for hypocrisy
just because of that? how about leonardo being #1 in diddys invitation? ashton being decade long friends with diddy? james franco sexual charges, will smith slapping chris rock, you should cancel them too.
@@pauldg913chill man. No one supports those hollyweirds. Did you want him to list everything he boycotts and rank them on a scale of most important reasons? This is a video about liam, so it only makes sense his comment was based upon said person.
Great question, @TOFKAS01! They bomb at the theaters, then go to DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming. Over the years, they slowly recoup their losses and even make some profit. Movies are long-term investments.
@TOFKAS01 You are right, physical media is not as popular as before, but there's still a strong demand for it according to statistics. People are nostalgic and like the feeling of owning a movie. Streaming is a lower income source, true, but it's ongoing. All in all, scaling does magic behind the scenes. I'm considering to do some videos about home media earnings as they are sometimes staggering.
And worth every single dollar. He has retired now. I hope he goes back to Ireland where he will find peace and a new love of his life. He’s a lovely man. He needs someone in his life he can’t be alone. She’s not coming back. Move on.❤
It doesn't matter how much money Liam makes his acting skills is wack asf his acting is so trash everytime I watch a liam neeson movie I fall asleep or just walk out the movie taken 1 I paid to see it walked out 26 minutes in from boredom so I said let me try this again went on a date with wife to see taken too & she shook me hard as heck cause I went to sleep that Irish accent & this old as guy doin action movies is not cool at all I mean Schwarzenegger.stallone.snipes .van Damme all are old guys doin action movies but younger kids can go back in they catalog & see the origin of action movies ? We're did Liam neeson come from he not from the 80s & 90s like the other guys he is too old leave it to the new young action stars like Chris Hemsworth.jason Mammossa
I think it was the Schindler's List that really catapulted his career for older people, and Start Wars for younger people internationally
Amazing to see people's low salary rise with a lot of hard work. Reminds me of my life. I look over my first few jobs and can't believe how low the pay was.
I love Liam. I feel he is typecast and maybe that’s added to his paydays over the years.
Thank for posting. Excellent info on success. 78 movies total :
35% successful
19%average
46% failure
He only" succeeded " one third of his attempts. And by all means he is considered to have a very successful career. Lesson? You need to fail a lot in order to find success. Keep going no matter what and eventually you succeed.
Tell that to people that continue to point out Trump filed bankruptcy 6!times while owning over 500!companies. He has a 99% success rate, which is unheard of in the business world, yet people want to focus on a few failures in companies that he was a partner in. Everyone with a real college degree understands failure is a way to learn, and without failure, it’s practically impossible to improve.
This is why renting houses in LA after the wildfires costs 23k a month and up.
Yeah, every little bullshit movie still pays huge amounts to the lead actor.
Liam has been in some fantastic movies. Next Of Kin with the late great Patrick Swayze,Darkman and Kingdom Of Heaven being just three that i love watching at least once a year..he’s way more than Taken and The Grey
Well he seemed to consistently work, much like Denzel. But his paycheck was all over the place.
Taken was his biggest payouts. But I liked some of those flops and bombs.
I think he's a good actor and even if a movie is panned, I'll still see it if
he's in it.
Films can be a flop due to mostly timing when they are released...& Other films released that simply looks better but aren't
I Love His Last Two Movies Bought Both Can't Believe They Didn't Perform Better))
maybe playing the same role every movie gets boring after a while
Need to change the definition of break even and hit, a movie to recover the money for the studio, needs to do around double the budget, because the theaters get around half of the profit of the tickets, not counting marketing that is more difficult to know. So 30M budget and 30M box office is a bomb because studio only takes 15 million aprox.
Thank you for bringing this up, @adolfomichelena! You’re right-I used very basic math to keep the labeling simple, but it was a mistake, I see that now. But hey, my labeling recipe is a work in progress. Check out some of my more recent videos; I’m more realistic with my labels nowadays.
@@BoxOfficeJoe Thank you, great work in your channel, I already subscribed,
Glad you like my work, @adolfomichelena, and it's great to have you aboard! 😉
I really ask mysef how Hollywood makes his money...
The fact that you still maki g millions for a bad movie is great! I should have been an actor!
Favorite actor 👍👍👍
WOW 😲 if Liam doesn't get a hit movie soon I think he's done
He is like movie machine😊
Good you include the 1988 movie 🎥 The Dead Pool. Starred him, Clint Eastwood, Jim Carrey and Guns and Roses.
"The Phantom Menace" - All time Titan 😆
Sure, @tomislav5689! It earned over a billion, and the "All Time Titan" label on this channel is based exclusively on box office earnings.
Noticed you left out The Big Man, any reason?
Thank you for bringing this up, @magicmike802! I used certain criteria to filter out lesser-known movies, but I realize now it was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. Check out some of my recent works-I’m more thorough nowadays.
Can you please do Kathy Bates❤ Thank you
Interesting pick, @valerieirvin4330! Added to the list 😉
Irish gravitas, pure screen gold rising from the bogs of the green isle.
Do Chuck Norris
On the list, @nature7413, waiting for his turn 😉
Only 2M for Batman Begins is criminal...
He is in 18 mins of the film. He wasn’t playing Batman
4:56 Taken 2 the total budget was 45 million half of which went the Neeson....HALF THE BLOODY BUDGET FOR THE MOVIE!!!!!...it was even more for Taken 3 over half the budget!!
Thank you for bringing this up, @Joeseph-t2e! What you’re seeing there is a juicy backend deal in action-he negotiated a slice of the profits.
That’s actually quite the pay, it’s cool being top 100 actor
Wow..he only got 3 million to free the Juices?
I worked 54 years as toolmaker from age 16 to 70 and all I have including everything is not even a million …….
Most of us watching this are like you. 30 years as an accountant / finance manager and all together I made so far 1.5 millions gross (then take 38% out of it for taxes and social security). And I consider to have only had a 20% flopped years!
He sleepwalks his way through every film he's in.
$27 million!!! I'd be doing Taken 3 every time. No doubt!
Wonder if he received net points on any of those.
Thanks for tuning in, @astropioneer3296! In most cases, especially in recent decades, he negotiated a backend deal to get a slice of the profits - these are included in the figures you see in the video.
I can see at some points in his career that his pay contract was tied to the box office take.
That's correct, @SteveBoltz-e8c!
K-9 Widowmaker was a really good movie
How about doing Leonardo di Caprio please ❤
Working on it right now, @Toon_3677! Stay tuned 😉
Good guy love him
The bounty and Les Miserables are good movies from his early years
Can you please do Adam Sandler
Sure thing, @gabrielhall9099! Added to the list.
After dark man his paychecks started to pop
Halle Berry please 😊
Damn he had a run from jump of flops and movies basically just barely average money making
Please can do one for Keanu Reeves and Dwyane Johnson
I'm on it, @fixxdeth2075! 😉
Do gary oldman
Nice pick, @quancro! Added to the list.
The guy missed out on few of the top box office movies pay was not much but still i never skip one of his movies.
Sorry about that, @Heinrich.Fourie. I used certain criteria to exclude movies, but that was a mistake-I see that now. Check out some of my recent work; I'm much more thorough these days.
@@BoxOfficeJoe Sorry was talking about the actor getting not much for the Movies that made big money you did a great job, sorry for the misunderstanding.
Oh, OK, got it now. Thank you for clarifying! 😃 And I'm glad you like my work.
Can you add Tim Curry to the list?
Sure thing, @kendallcaminiti-hess2243! Over 200 movies-quite a challenge, but I’m up for it. 😉
Think about this, he made 323 million dollars for all these movies and all the work he put into them. That's only one third of a billion dollars. And people are worth 150 billion? Really hard to wrap your head around.
Not really, he’s an actor, not selling anything, the billion worth guys are always selling stuff that matters to the whole world, that actually has a worldwide impact, thus making billions, Tesla, Amazon, etc
For all the hype he gets he's got way too many bombs.
Good actor is only one piece of the puzzle
Because he is in Nicolas cages bracket.
Where's Ted 2?
Now that Liam Neeson has had ten "bombs", "flops" or N/A's, in a row, since 2019,
is the general public trying to tell this 72 year "action star", that it's time to stop
making the same movie, over & over again? Also, does he get a percentage of
the gross, because his salary range seems to fluctuate more than I've ever seen?
Thanks for tuning in, @rongendron8705! I actually like his movies, but not the ones that feel the same. And yes, in some cases, he's getting a cut of the profits; the figures I present reflect that.
He gets millions yearly
Wow… So many Bombs and he’s still successful! How come?
I guess sometimes a movie is just rubbish but why turn down the $… everyone knows you can’t polish a turd
Worth the price of a movie visit just to see the great Irishman.
N.I.!
@@Paul-d6h9pdoes that make him English?
No mention of 'The Big man' 🤷
You forgot the starwars movies !!
Its there, @patrickbenoit5495! Rewatch 😉
@@patrickbenoit5495 err no, Phantom Menace was in there. I doubt he got paid extra for the teeny tiny ghost Jedi cameos of the others.
Sorry....... 10mil for battle ship??? He was only in it for about 3mins worth of run time!!!! Who sanctioned that??? 😢
Thank you for bringing this up, @madebymonkeys5641. Actually, he was already a big name, thanks to Taken and other hits, plus he had backend deals in his contract.
Me
That's one Lizzo sized back end....
I'm doubting any of these numbers are real..also the Budget vs Box Office success of the film is laughably incorrect. Most films need to make at least twice of their budget to account for the theaters cut and marketing.
I respect your skepticism, @mmikej24. Feel free to check the video description if you're interested in how I do my research. As for my labeling strategy, you are right, it’s a bit off in this video-sorry about that. Check out some of my recent work; it’s more realistic. Thanks for tuning in!
It's funny his first couple movies I don't even make that a yr crazy
What's the difference between a Flop and a Bomb? Some of the movies that did well you call bombs. I'm confused about how you draw your conclusions. If a movie made a lot more than it's budget why do you call it a Flop/Bomb?
Thank you for bringing this up, @chocolatecaramel4447! Box office earnings are split between the cinemas and the studio, so a movie has to earn at least twice its budget just to break even. A "Bomb" is the worst-it makes less than the budget. A "Flop" is slightly better-it makes more than the budget but less than 2x. Both lose money none the less. Hope this clarifies!
Most of his recent movies have been flops but that's Hollywood for you now. They have no idea how to make great movies anymore. At least most of the time. I see After.Life flopped. A couple years ago I got some movie channels free for a week and I watched that movie. It was different from most of his movies. Really weird. Not the kind of movie I guess people go see but okay on TV. Also, he's been acting a long time and seems to have a few movies going all the time. You wouldn't think he was in that many movies. He's had a great career.
Mel Gibson please 😊
Do christian bale
Noted, @johnwayne4829! Thanks for the idea!
Wasn't he in a film called "The Good Mither"? Played a woman's boyfriend who gets accused of sexually abusing her daughter. Did I miss it on the list?
Sorry about that, @wakingthewitch457. I used certain criteria to exclude movies, but that was a mistake-I see that now. Check out some of my recent work; I'm much more thorough these days.
I'd be interested in Adam Sandler and Hugh Jackman.
Added to the list, @latebloomerabroad 😉
Lamb 1985?
I didn't see The Good Mother (1988)on your list? 14 million budget 4,764,000 gross? I couldn't find his salary for it🤷🏾♂️
How is this gonna better anyone else life, cos it don't mine
maybe Keanu Reves?
Once view one of his movies you've seen them all lol
agree
Oh yeah Schindler's list, Excalibur & Taken are basically the same movie 😐
Yep. Once you've seen Kinsey, you've seen Batman Begins
I’d say this applies more to Jason Statham
Yeah because Darkman is super similar to Schindlers list 😂
This guy goes up and down like a yo-yo.
The marshal?
1 decent movie , shindlers list
that's it
the guy is a human ATM
How did he get 2 mil for gangs of new York he's in it for like 10 mins
It seems he accepts every cachet without any problem.
Over hyped overpaid im over it😂
Where’s Ted?
Thats alot of paychecks.
A lot of Liams bombs are because of bad promotion...
Why would anyone care? What a bunch of hooey!!
7:46 after his racist statement... all the movies flopped
Moron
i thought this dude is some kind of mid 90s actor, something like 30% of dolph lungren 😂 320 fkn millions 😂
I think you should post what you make. Its only fair
I might do that sometime, @Stonecutter334-perhaps when I reach 100k subs - maybe one card for each month in the video. But not yet. Right now, I don’t think people would be interested. Plus, I earn too little; it’s just not worth discussing (yet).
I quit watching his movies after his comment about Americans having too many guns. Meanwhile 99% of his movies include gun violence. Don't care for hypocrisy
Wasn't aware of this. Thank you
He and his handlers are concerned about us legally owning a gun, but they are not concerned about others illegally using it against us.
just because of that? how about leonardo being #1 in diddys invitation? ashton being decade long friends with diddy? james franco sexual charges, will smith slapping chris rock, you should cancel them too.
@@pauldg913chill man. No one supports those hollyweirds. Did you want him to list everything he boycotts and rank them on a scale of most important reasons? This is a video about liam, so it only makes sense his comment was based upon said person.
Saying America has too many guns is not the same as being anti-gun. 🙄
Bomb, Bomb, Flop, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb...
I always ask myself who is paying for all these bullshit movies that makes no money.
Great question, @TOFKAS01! They bomb at the theaters, then go to DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming. Over the years, they slowly recoup their losses and even make some profit. Movies are long-term investments.
@BoxOfficeJoe But DVDs and Blue Ray are mostly a thing of the past. And Streaming is lousy payed.
@TOFKAS01 You are right, physical media is not as popular as before, but there's still a strong demand for it according to statistics. People are nostalgic and like the feeling of owning a movie. Streaming is a lower income source, true, but it's ongoing. All in all, scaling does magic behind the scenes. I'm considering to do some videos about home media earnings as they are sometimes staggering.
not short of bombs
And worth every single dollar. He has retired now. I hope he goes back to Ireland where he will find peace and a new love of his life. He’s a lovely man. He needs someone in his life he can’t be alone. She’s not coming back. Move on.❤
I use to be a huge fan .!!! Unfortunately some racial bias came out about this man .!!! I will not support more of his movies .!!!!
He knows where you life and if you keep his salary hostage......
Well, it's just not going to be pretty.
The ballad of buster Scruggs was appalling.
So WTF are you here commenting? W.A.P you are!
😂
Don’t believe the figures
So tacky. Why do we need to know this?
Hypocrisy, like Damon.
He got paid sht for Bataman, wow? And all the flops near the end, and I thought he was the top draw.
I really don't care how much he's worth
It doesn't matter how much money Liam makes his acting skills is wack asf his acting is so trash everytime I watch a liam neeson movie I fall asleep or just walk out the movie taken 1 I paid to see it walked out 26 minutes in from boredom so I said let me try this again went on a date with wife to see taken too & she shook me hard as heck cause I went to sleep that Irish accent & this old as guy doin action movies is not cool at all I mean Schwarzenegger.stallone.snipes .van Damme all are old guys doin action movies but younger kids can go back in they catalog & see the origin of action movies ? We're did Liam neeson come from he not from the 80s & 90s like the other guys he is too old leave it to the new young action stars like Chris Hemsworth.jason Mammossa
W⚓️
He doesn’t like Americans and he sucks as an actor.