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Dec
Louis C.K. Internet Comedy Special Is Already Profitable
“Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater,” which has been selling online for $5, has made a profit of around $200,000, according to the comedian.
The special, Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater, has sold more than 110,000 copies of the special, which became available Saturday for $5, the performer said in a Tuesday night post on louisck.net, according to the Times. More than 50,000 of the sales came in the first 12 hours.
From the gross sales of more than $500,000, Louis C. K. said he subtracted about $170,000 for production costs, about $32,000 for the development of his site and other costs, getting him to a profit of about $200,000, according to the Times.
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