jahunka3 (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jahunka3) wrote in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} ohnotheydidnt,@ 2007-12-21 22:57:00 |
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Jahunka the Journalist Investigative Series Part ONE!
TOTAL BLACKOUT SALES AFTER FIVE WEEKS OF RELEASE
Blackout Album Sales Worldwide: 1.1 Million (540,000 from U.S.)
Black Albums Shipped Worldwide: 2+ Million
Gimme More Single Sales: 2.5+ Million (840,000 from U.S.)
Piece of Me Single Sales: .5 Million (200,000 from U.S.)
Other Blackout Single Sales: 200,000
RECORD LABELS MAKE AN AVERAGE OF 3 dollars an album so
PROFIT: 6,000,000
+
digital sales
PROFIT: 10,000,000
-
Cost of Gimme More video: 25,000
Cost of Piece of Me video: 500,000
-
misc. costs: 2 million
=
TOTAL PROFIT SO FAR:
$7,475,000
YAY GO BRIT!! and before you call that a flop, try looking at other album sales and then calculate the sales and you will see that it is lower!
TOTAL BLACKOUT SALES AFTER FIVE WEEKS OF RELEASE
Blackout Album Sales Worldwide: 1.1 Million (540,000 from U.S.)
Black Albums Shipped Worldwide: 2+ Million
Gimme More Single Sales: 2.5+ Million (840,000 from U.S.)
Piece of Me Single Sales: .5 Million (200,000 from U.S.)
Other Blackout Single Sales: 200,000
RECORD LABELS MAKE AN AVERAGE OF 3 dollars an album so
PROFIT: 6,000,000
+
digital sales
PROFIT: 10,000,000
-
Cost of Gimme More video: 25,000
Cost of Piece of Me video: 500,000
-
misc. costs: 2 million
=
TOTAL PROFIT SO FAR:
$7,475,000
YAY GO BRIT!! and before you call that a flop, try looking at other album sales and then calculate the sales and you will see that it is lower!
sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_%2
