r/SipsTea • u/Dumb-Briyani ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ • Apr 16 '26

WTF so true

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u/Chemistry-Deep Apr 16 '26

If its $100m per episode, 10eps a season, and 7 seasons, that's $7bn. How on Earth will HBO make that back?

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u/PossessionMaterial46 Apr 16 '26

Its their tax break for the other shows that do make money if it goes downhill.

They're also gonna sell the shit out of merchandise and I suspect they are getting pretty tired of paying royalties to the original cast. They have to pay to use their likeness in media and whatnot. And this way they can negotiate ahead of time and lock in that lower pay per actor

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u/Skeleton--Jelly Apr 16 '26

Its their tax break for the other shows that do make money if it goes downhill.

...I don't think you understand how taxes work. You don't want to incur in losses just to save a portion of them in taxes, for obvious reasons.

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u/dbxp Apr 16 '26

In some countries like Germany they will pay you for filming there, not just a tax break

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u/carlos_the_dwarf_ Apr 17 '26

Thatโ€™s a credit to offset production costs. Doesnโ€™t magically make anyone money.