On the Amazon reality show "Beast Games," contestants participated successful a murphy sack race, building climbing task, and coin postulation challenge, among others, arsenic they competed for a $10 cardinal rate prize, the single biggest prize successful the history of tv and streaming. The show, which aired the last section of its first play connected February 13, was Amazon's biggest unscripted show ever, earning 50 cardinal viewers successful its first 25 days.
Now Jimmy Donaldson, the 26-year-old creator who is besides known connected YouTube arsenic MrBeast, is revealing that he mislaid "tens of millions" of dollars connected the show, but that he has nary regrets astir utilizing his ain money to thief capable successful the gaps successful the show.
"I mislaid a ton of money filming the show," Donaldson told Steven Bartlett connected a "Diary of a CEO" podcast section released earlier this month. "It was not a bully financial determination to make 'Beast Games'."
Jimmy Donaldson. Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Donaldson revealed that the first section unsocial required complete $15 cardinal to conception the set, which consisted of 1,000 towers that were each 10 feet tall. The group of the 2nd episode, meanwhile, took $14 cardinal to build.
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Donaldson declined to specify really overmuch the full 10-episode play costs but said that the show costs much than its $100 cardinal budget overall.
However, erstwhile Bartlett asked if he had immoderate regrets, Donaldson said no.
"For me, it was astir making play 1 arsenic bully arsenic possible," Donaldson stated. "I can't fto the YouTube organization down."
According to Donaldson, YouTube creators don't person a bully estimation erstwhile it comes to moving complete to streaming platforms. He said that moreover he, arsenic the YouTuber pinch the most subscribers successful the world, struggled to garner liking among streaming executives for his show.
So the stakes weren't conscionable precocious for "Beast Games," they were precocious for the YouTube organization astatine large, Donaldson said. Now that the show is simply a success, doors are opening for him and different creators.
"I already cognize of 2 creators who person signed deals conscionable based connected the occurrence of 'Beast Games,' and astir apt hundreds of millions of dollars [are] going to travel into creators' pockets conscionable because of 'Beast Games' successful the adjacent year," Donaldson claimed.
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Donaldson besides revealed successful the question and reply that while he whitethorn beryllium a billionaire connected paper, he really has little than $1 cardinal successful his slope account. Though he gives himself a salary, he ensures it is conscionable capable to screen his individual expenses. He reinvests the remainder into his brand.
Beast Games is disposable exclusively connected Prime Video. According to Donaldson, the show attracts astir 700,000 caller unsocial viewers each day.
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