2007-01-10 12:25:47 · 5 answers · asked by 4weeksman 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It totally depends on who's buying it. Sometimes scripts are bought for millions and don't ever get made. Other times, writers don't get paid at all but their movie gets made anyway. The writer/director of "Donnie Darko" got something like $9000 for doing both jobs. Shane Black got millions for "The Last Boy Scout."
2007-01-10 12:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by MovieGeek 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, how much does a house cost? It's the same thing. There's no way to put a number to it until you have more information. Too many other variables like was it a spec or a hire? Was it bought by a big studio or an indy producer? What talent was attached to it? There's just no way to give a generic answer to this question.
2007-01-10 12:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by MaryAn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the quality of your writing--your story-telling ability and structure. It depends on what market it's aimed at--children, young adult, adults. It depends on who buys it and their policy on advance money and royalties. Plus, there are always rewrites. They may like it, but want to let one of their own do a new treatment of it. If they ask you to rewrite, you might make yet more money.
2007-01-10 12:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by Mad About Purple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on who, when and how. Remember if it is good its not the initial profit yet what may come.
2007-01-10 12:34:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it would depend on how well it's written -plot wise and if you can get it made into a movie.
2007-01-10 12:30:47 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋