DVD Breakdown of costs

Retail £15.99
Dealer - £10.89
Customer Discount 25%, £8.17
Sales & Distribution Fee – negotiable – around 20-25%
Net return: £6.13 per unit

EXAMPLE 1: Cost of Distributing DVDs

Authoring Costs: £1,500 to £15,000
BBFC: £1,000
Sample Sleeve £600
Check discs: £200
Marketing: £1 per unit
PR £500 to £1,500
Replication: £0.80 per disc including sleeve printing, disc, amaray case, on-body print etc.

Total: £9,200 TO £10,000 based on 3,000 units
Thus, to breakeven must sell 1,631 units

Revenue: £18,390
Costs: £10,000

PROFIT: £8,390

NB Subtitling costs would be EXTRA

EXAMPLE 2 For DVD Costs (publishing your own)

£12.99 DVD
VAT £1.93
Retailer £2.22 to £4.87
Royalty £0.93 to £1.33
Manufacture: £0.60
Publisher £7.31 to £4.26