1983 Finances and Statistics
The list of movies that we wish to support in exchange for their thanks are:
Movie Recommendations
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi by Twentieth Century Fox, which we expect to gross $252 Million.
Risky Business by Warner Bros., which we expect to gross $63 Million.
Jaws 3-D by Universal Pictures, which we expect to gross $45 Million. In addition to the thanks, we would like you to include facts about Great White Sharks in the info packets to the people associated with the movie. This will combat some of the misconceptions from it. 1. Great White sharks are ambush predators that usually attack humans (primarily surfers) out of mistaken identity for a seal. 2. The story that inspired Jaws was likely a Bull Shark, but artistically, Great Whites look scarier. 3. Great White sharks are not at the top of the food chain; they can be hunted by Orca (Killer Whale) pods for just their livers.
The Sword in the Stone by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, which we expect to gross $12 Million.
Eddie and the Cruisers by Embassy Pictures, which we expect to gross $4 Million.
The Evil Dead by New Line Cinema, which we expect to gross $2 Million
The services charged for are:
20th Century Fox: 15 movies for a total of $249 Million Gross
Paramount Pictures: 17 movies for a total of $460 Million Gross
MGM: 19 movies for a total of $293 Million Gross
Warner Bros: 18 movies for a total of $431 Million Gross
Columbia Pictures: 9 movies for a total of $185 Million Gross
Universal Pictures: 21 movies for a total of $209 Million Gross
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures: 7 movies for a total of $95 Million Gross
Orion Pictures: 9 movies for a total of $112 Million Gross
Embassy Pictures: 4 movies for a total of $11 Million Gross
The new studios that will get a sample forecast are:
Crown: 1 movie for a total of $22 Million Gross
Atlantic Recording Corporation: 2 movies for a total of $28 Million Gross
New World Pictures: 3 movies for a total of $14 Million Gross
The Samuel Goldwyn Company: 1 movie for a total of $6 Million Gross
Island Alive: 1 movie for a total of $1 Million Gross
With the increasing trust in our company, our casting and staffing recommendation services are slowly being used more. The profits for this year from movies would be $16.36 million. From the previous year's recommendations for music, they would be $17.8875 million. The total revenue would be 34.2475 Million, and the tax rate for 1983 is still 46%, so we will be charged $15.75385 Million. The remaining profit is $18.49365 Million, so Ms. Lee will make over 1.8 Million for her fee. This leaves $16.64 Million plus the $5 Million remaining from last year, leaving us with $21 Million.
Music Recommendations
For next year's album sales, we will offer free services in exchange for thanks from:
Warner Bros: Prince $25 Million
Sire/Warner Bros: Madonna $21 Million
Elektra: Metallica $6 Million
Epic: Stevie Ray Vaughan $2 Million
The estimated number of units for the remaining best-selling albums for 1984 is 273 million at the average cost of $9 per album, which should give us a share of $18.47 million.
Recommended TV Shows
The Jeffersons, Knight Rider
For the sports, we will give draft recommendations again. We left out the Texas Rangers of our recommendations last year, and the Cowboys didn't take our recommendations. The Mavericks took our recommendations and jumped to 6th in the Western Conference (from the original 8th).
Basketball Draft Recommendations
Our recommendations for the Mavs were (with the best being ^, then *, then +): We believe they can snatch Clyde Drexler for SG and Doc Rivers for PG, but this year's draft is substantially weaker than last year.
C: Ralph Sampson^,
SG: Clyde Drexler^, Dale Ellis*, Jeff Malone+,
PG: Doc Rivers+
We also recommend that they NOT pick these athletes:
SF: Michael Britt#, David Russell#, Ted Kitchel#, Paul Williams#,
SG: Mike Davis#, Horace Owens#,
PF: Kenneth Lyons#
Baseball Draft Recommendations
For the Texas Rangers draft in 1983, we recommend these forecasted high-value players (Position, Name, estimated pick)
Note: Star indicates that we do not think the player will sign the contract this year.
SS: Kurt Stillwell^ 2,
RHP: Roger Clemens^ 19, Rick Aguilera^ 57, John Burkett^148, Erik Hanson^*172, Jeff Montgomery^212, Doug Drabek^279,
LHP: Dan Plesac^ 26, John Smiley^300
3rd: Chris Sabo^ 30, Kevin Seitzer^283, Matt Williams^*664,
1st: Wallace Joyner^67,
LF: Ron Gant^100,
C: Tom Pagnozzi^208, Terry Steinback^215,
RF: Jay Buhner^*230,
Players that are unlikely to sign this year: Tim Belcher * 1, Joel Davis * 13, Brian Holman * 16, Terry Bell * 17, Stan Jefferson *20, Calvin Schiraldi * 27, Russ Morman * 28, Bill Swift *29, Todd Stottlemyre*119, Erik Hanson^*172, Jay Buhner^*230, John Farrell*403, Mike Fetters*560, Jeff King*573, Matt Williams^*664, Mike Jackson*721, Todd Zeile*739, Les Lancaster*811, Glenn Davis*817
Our recommendations are for pick: 3:Roger Clemins, 57: Wallace Joyner, 83: LF Ron Gant, 109: John Burkett, 135: Tom Pagnozzi, 161:Jeff Montgomery, 187: Terry Steinback, 213: Jay Buhner, 239: Doug Drabek, 265: Kevin Seitzer, 291: John Smiley.
Football Draft Recommendations
The Cowboys have expressed more interest in our recommendations for this year. *indicates a projected Hall of Fame player, † indicates a projected Pro Bowl player. U indicates an undrafted player that is likely to be a Pro Bowler.
QB: John Elway* † 1, Jim Kelly* † 14, Dan Marino* † 27, Ken O'Brien † 24, Bobby Hebert † U
RB: Eric Dickerson* † 2, Curt Warner † 3, Gary Anderson † 20, Roger Craig 49, Craig James 187
OT: Jim Covert* † 6, Bruce Matthews* 9, Nate Newton † U
CB: Darrell Green* † 28, Joey Browner † 19, Gill Byrd † 22, Albert Lewis 61, Carl Lee 186,
DE: Richard Dent* 203, Leonard Marshall 37, Charles Mann 84, Greg Townsend 110,
OG: Chris Hinton † 4,
S: Terry Kinard † 10, Wes Hopkins 35, Keith Bostic 42, Dave Duerson 64, Bill Bates † U,
C: Don Mosebar † 26, Jesse Sapolu 289, Bart Oates † U
WR: Henry Ellard 32, Ron Brown 41, Mark Clayton 223, Anthony Carter 334
LB: Darryl Talley 39, Mike Cofer 67, Johnny Rembert 101, Karl Mecklenburg 310,
DT: Bill Pickel 54, Tim Krumrie 276, Mark Tuinei † U, Brian Sochia † U,
P: Jim Arnold 119, Reggie Roby 167
G: Mark Bortz 219
K: Ali Haji-Sheikh 237
Our recommendations are 23:Dan Marino, 50: Albert Lewis, 77: Charles Mann, 108: Greg Townsend, 135: Craig James, 162: Carl Lee, 189: Richard Dent, 220: Mark Clayton, 246: Tim Krumrie, 273: Jesse Sapolu, 300: Karl Mecklenburg, 331, Anthony Carter. We would also invite Bobby Hebert, Nate Newton, Bill Bates, Bart Oates, Mark Tuinei, and Brian Sochia to training camp to add to our roster.