Money In vs. Money Back: The Returns Gap

Cumulative capital raised by completed traditional film, TV & documentary raises vs. publicly documented investor payouts.

Capital raised Documented payouts
See data table for full values.
About 3 cents of confirmed payouts per dollar raised. Every documented payout so far came from P&A / revenue-share structures, not equity. Hover the small bar for the itemized list.
Source: Kingscrowd ยท kingscrowd.com Payouts approximated from issuer press releases (Angel Studios, Legion M). Undisclosed returns may exist, most issuers never report outcomes.