Is Hamilton the biggest film acquisition in history?

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Coming from an article at Deadline with the headline,

Disney Paid $75 Million For Worldwide Movie Rights To Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’; Biggest Film Acquisition Deal Ever?

and then goes onto to say,

According to sources, Disney beat out other suitors and paid $75 million for worldwide rights to the show that won 11 Tony Awards in 2016, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Disney won the deal with a commitment for a wide global theatrical release for the 2 hour, 40 minute movie, which was shot two weeks before the original cast left.

I can’t think of an acquisition of a finished film that has gone for more money than this one. It is, however, a seminal cultural zeitgeist event and, as Miranda himself has said, the movie allows people to avoid having to pay $500 a seat, which they were before the original cast and he moved on. You could hardly call this profligate spending, given that when Hamilton finishes its traditional theatrical run, it will then become a major title on the Disney+ streaming service.

So is this the biggest film acquisition in film history?






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Is Hamilton a blockbuster?

Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past Hardcover \u2013 May 9, 2018.

How much did filming Hamilton cost?

Hamilton is a 2020 American historical fiction musical drama film consisting of a live stage recording of the 2015 Broadway musical of the same name, which was inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow....Hamilton (2020 film)HamiltonBudget$12.5 million (stage production)15 more rows

Is Hamilton owned by Disney?

Miranda's biggest payday yet came when he sold "Hamilton's" film rights to Disney. Disney paid $75 million for the rights to the "Hamilton" film in February 2020 in what is believed to be one of the largest film acquisitions ever, per Deadline.

How much did Hamilton make dating?

Broadway revenue (since 1982)RankMusicalGross revenue (US$)5The Book of Mormon$644,811,3716Mamma Mia!$624,391,6937Hamilton$612,820,84223 more rows



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