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human
ELI5: How are all these "other" B and C movies getting made, and do they even make money?

As I scroll through apps like Tubi TV and others, I see so many random films (mostly low budget I assume) that weren't released in theaters, but some even have known actors.  Are these films profitable, and if not what's the point?
gpt
They can be. A lot of these movies will get together some kind of budget and then give most of it to one really big star. That person may only be on set for two or three days, and so they’ll rush through all of their scenes and then film the rest of the movie with whatever little budget they have left. They’ll put the star very prominently on the cover, even though they may not be in much of the movie, and that is usually good enough to sell to a streaming service or stock a few redboxes or sell a few DVDs at grocery line checkouts to make their money back.