Spielburg

Given Spielberg's track record, he is noted as one of the most successful directors/producers of all time. Over the course of his career, Spielberg has produced 140 films and directed 51 projcets. The average profit per film is an astounding $153 million...I'm a communication major, because I am really bad at math, but I know that is a lot of money. His versatility was what set him apart from other producers. He directed the classic "popcorn" movies such as E.T., Jurassic Park, all the Indiana Jones sequels, and more. The objective of the popcorn movie was to put butts in the seats to in hopes to make profit off of the concessions. In addition to his success with the popcorn movies, he also directed many classic "brussel sprout" (courtesy of Dr. Martin) movies such as Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Munich, and many more. Brussel sprout movies were generally more serious and thought provoking. The majority of the money was generated by the popularity of the popcorn movies. Although Spielberg had many great films and is known as a legend in the industry, he did have a couple flops. Two of his biggest flops were 1941, which lost $4 million, and Munic, which lost $28 million. Considering what he normally makes on movies, I don't believe he was sweating too much about that. Spielberg was a great talent that might not be duplicated. He left his fingerprint on the industry, and it will never be the same.