Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
The article notes that TF4 cost US$210 million to make, which is above the US$165 million original budget. Considering how much Bay gets for free, and the amount of money earned from product placements, the movie is certainly one of the most costly ever made.
Anyone know if the marketing budget of movies is a separate number or included in the overall budget ($210m in AOE's case)? I know when video game budgets are announced marketing is part of the figure ($500m for the upcoming game Destiny includes marketing for example).