Bohemian Rhapsody
DespiteBohemian Rhapsody’smassive success , Queen has n’t made any money . It ’s safe to say that when the idea of a Queen biopic first began to materialize almost a decennary ago , fans of the band as well as its beloved tardy frontman Freddie Mercury were eager to see on the nose what a film translation of Queen ’s renowned calling would look like .
Fast fore to 2019 , and not only is the creation mindful of what a Queen biopic looks like , it ’s cleared what a smash hitBohemian Rhapsodywas . With four Academy Award to its deferred payment , Queen ’s bequest as one of the groovy rock and roll n ’ curlicue bands of all meter is arguablymore entrenched in the public consciousnessthan ever . Bohemian Rhapsodycurrently ranks asthe highest earning music - biopic of all time , with a worldwide receipts of over $ 900 million on a $ 52 million budget . And despite the controversies andapparent rocky road facedto get the celluloid off the priming coat , everything look to have worked out well in the end for all involved .
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Or has it ? According toCinema Blend , Queen guitar player Brian May is n’t in person feeling the movie ’s financial winner , and neither are any of the other surviving band members . Though May and the rest of Queen were substantive in the creation of the biopic , the 71 - twelvemonth - old guitar player says that“we still have n’t earned a penny”fromBohemian Rhapsody’simpressive box role tally :
It ’s incredible , it ’s like a billion dollar picture . I had to express joy actually the other day . Because there ’s this thing in the paper saying that we were getting rich off this moving picture . If they only knew . We were report the other twenty-four hours , and we still have n’t earned a centime . How successful does a film need to be before you make money ?
It ’s indeed unusual that the very people whoBohemian Rhapsodyis about have yet to see any net income from such a highly profitable film . What ’s even stranger , however , is that even someone likedisgraced director Brian Singer – whowas fired fromBohemian Rhapsody , will belike make something in the neighborhood of$40 million off the cinema . At present there seems to be no decipherable reading as to why none of the members of Queen have seen any money off the film ’s success . However , May has only an executive music manufacturer citation onBohemian Rhapsody , which beg the question as to how much actual work he and the eternal rest of the band members did on the production .
evidently it ’s frustrating to not be paid for something that has become such a major hit . If a flick was made about Queen , then May and the other surviving ring members merit their fairish percentage . But it ’s also worth note that as far as personal finances go , neither May nor any of the other band members are struggling . May ’s personal net Charles Frederick Worth is well over $ 100 million , meaning that even without a cut of theBohemian Rhapsodypie , he ’s not going to be reduced to a living of impoverishment any clock time presently .
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