Showbiz Tycoon
Own a movie studio, negotiate with talents, schedule releases, make money, expand your business and become the biggest in the industry.
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February 25, 2022
4 years and 159 days ago
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11 itemsAbout the Game
The year is 2010 and you are the newest film studio owner and distributor. A major global health crisis will occur after a few years and movie theaters will lose their strength. You will have to prepare for the new reality while the world doesn't return to normal. Make movies, negotiate with actors and directors, be successful in theaters with your works or simply sell them to competitors. Survive the constant changes in the market and become the biggest company in the industry.
Features:
* Start with a small studio.
* Create movies, choose genre, subgenre, theme and screenwriter.
* Negotiate with actors, directors and producers. Pay their salary after negotiating or pay them with box office participation when the movie is released.
* Choose when to release your movie.
* Exclusive in theaters? Hybrid release? Direct on streaming? Choose how you want to release your movie.
* Start releasing your movies in the US and Canada.
* Expand your distribution and release your films in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific) and LATAM (Latin America).
* Run away from the competition.
* Genres and themes become stronger or saturated depending on your actions.
* Holidays help the box office.
* Create sequels from your movies.
* Sell the rights to your movies
* Receive money through auxiliary markets.
* Win prizes.
Features:
* Start with a small studio.
* Create movies, choose genre, subgenre, theme and screenwriter.
* Negotiate with actors, directors and producers. Pay their salary after negotiating or pay them with box office participation when the movie is released.
* Choose when to release your movie.
* Exclusive in theaters? Hybrid release? Direct on streaming? Choose how you want to release your movie.
* Start releasing your movies in the US and Canada.
* Expand your distribution and release your films in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific) and LATAM (Latin America).
* Run away from the competition.
* Genres and themes become stronger or saturated depending on your actions.
* Holidays help the box office.
* Create sequels from your movies.
* Sell the rights to your movies
* Receive money through auxiliary markets.
* Win prizes.
