Complex sentence: The filmmakers then scouted locations in Brazil and Chile, before deciding on Spain, with a proposed budget of $35 million; the poor box office performances of WEG's films resulted in the studio dropping the project.
Split into simpler sentences: The filmmakers then scouted locations in Brazil and Chile, finalizing on Spain with a proposed budget of $35 million. But the poor box office performances of WEG's films resulted in the studio dropping the project.