SPRING BREAK '83
(A Coming Of Age Teen Comedy)
Written by Mars Callahan
Teen
Comedies
 Teen comedies are a typically a gold mine! The theatrical
releases generate millions, change pop culture and
are some of the funniest movies of all time. On top
of that, they have an extended life on home video.
Of course, they target teens, who have been proven
to be the most likely movie-going demographic to watch
a particular film over and over again and then buy
it on video/dvd to do the same at home. But they also
hit homeruns with adults of all ages as they humorously
remind us our awkward teenage years. By definition,
a teen comedy deals with oversexed high school or
college students coming of age, gross humor, embarrassing
pranks, crazy parties with bikini clad voluptuous
women, poor loser geeks competing with rich preppie
jocks, conflicts with parents, adolescent fantasies
and lots and lots of side-splitting slapstick humor.
Spring Break ’83 will be no different. It is
true to the genre and promises to be filled with all
of the above and more. In the midst of spring break
madness, our geeks actually beat the jocks, win the
girls, put on a rock concert and save a local hangout
from being leveled in the wake of a condo development.
Not bad for a week’s work!!!!
| FILM |
PRODUCTION BUDGET |
GROSS |
RENTALS |
| "Superbad" |
$20,000,000 |
$121,000,000 |
n/a |
| "Porky's" |
$4,000,000 |
$105,500,000 |
n/a |
| "Porky's
II" |
$6,500,000 |
$33,759,266 |
n/a |
| "Revenge
of the Nerds" |
$8,000,000 |
$40,874,452 |
n/a |
| "Animal
House" |
$3,000,000 |
$141,600,000 |
$70,826,000 |
| "American
Pie" |
$11,000,000 |
$201,700,000 |
$68,700,000 |
| "American
Pie 2" |
$30,000,000 |
$276,400,000 |
$90,500,000 |
| "American
Wedding" |
$55,000,000 |
$230,700,000 |
$51,000,000 |
| "Old
School" |
$24,000,000 |
$74,608,545 |
$53,700,000 |
| "Van Wilder" |
$6,000,000 |
$21,000,000 |
n/a |
| "Not
Another Teen Movie" |
$16,000,000 |
$37,882,551 |
$43,300,000 |
Spoof
Movies
 It’s hard to believe, but Spoof Movies have
evolved into a genre of their own. Finding their beginnings
in monthly Mad Magazine parodies of the 70’s
and 80’s, Spoof Movies are now some of the most
profitable movies in history. The world just can’t
get enough of them and of course every few years there
is plenty of new material to make another one. Spring
Break ’83 spoofs everything that was great about
the 80s from the music to the parties and everything
that is funny and typical of the old beach movies
and the over-the-top frat house/college movies. Spring
Break ’83 is outrageous fun and a good time
for everyone.
| FILM |
BUDGET |
GROSS |
RENTALS |
| "Date Movie" |
$20,000,000 |
$48,500,000 |
n/a |
| "Airplane" |
$3,500,000 |
$83,400,000 |
$40,610,000 |
| "The
Naked Gun" |
n/a |
$78,041,829 |
$34,400,000 |
| "Naked
Gun 2 1/2" |
$20,800,000 |
$86,930,411 |
$44,200,000 |
| "Naked
Gun 33 1/3" |
$30,000,000 |
$51,109,400 |
$21,500,000 |
| "Police
Academy" |
$4,500,000 |
$81,200,000 |
$38,500,000 |
| "Police
Academy 2" |
n/a |
$55,500,000 |
$27,200,000 |
| "Police
Academy 3" |
n/a |
$43,579,163 |
$21,000,000 |
| "Scary
Movie" |
$19,000,000 |
$156,997,084 |
$58,200,000 |
| "Scary
Movie 2" |
$45,000,000 |
$71,277,420 |
$88,400,000 |
| "Scary
Movie 3" |
$45,000,000 |
$110,000,082 |
$36,800,000 |
| "Scary
Movie 4" |
$50,000,000 |
$90,672,025 |
n/a |
| "Scream" |
$15,000,000 |
$103,001,286 |
n/a |
| "Scream
2 " |
$24,000,000 |
$101,334,374 |
$39,531,561 |
| "Scream
3 " |
$40,000,000 |
$89,138,076 |
$50,500,000 |
Franchise
Opportunities
Some of the highest grossing movies of all time are
Franchise films. A Franchise film is one that reuses
the same theme and characters in a second or third
movie (or even a 6th movie as is the case with Police
Academy) in a different but similar situation. Spring
boarding off the foundation built in the release of
a first film, subsequent movies have the added advantage
of all the press, advertising and success of the first
movie generating substantial almost guaranteed core
ticket sales to an already established fan base. Spring
Break ’83 presents a natural franchise opportunity—think
about Spring Break ‘84, ’85 or ’93
, 2003, etc…or Winter Break ’83, 84’
85… or Summer Break ’83, ’84, ’85.
The possibilities are endless and potential exponentially
rewarding.
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