Dustin Waters

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Dustin Waters is a writer from Macon, Ga, currently living in D.C. After years as a beat reporter in the Lowcountry, he now focuses his time on historical oddities, trashy movies, and the merits of professional wrestling.

Exploring the Best and Worst of Movie Promotional Merch

One way to roughly estimate the cost of a major motion picture is to take the production budget and double it. Why double it, you ask. Well, that extra cost is to promote the damn thing.  Movie promotions come in all shapes and sizes. Billboards. Exciting trailers. Fast-food tie-ins. Then you have the most tried and true fashion of selling…