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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  4235 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Blame JTHipster.

Depends.

WGA schedule of minimums

Take 10% of that for the agent, 15% of that for the attorney and 20% of that for the manager. Then know that sometimes you get better than the minimum. Bill Marsillii and Terry Rossio sold the script for DEJA VU for 8 million.





user-inactivated  ·  4235 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So either make a name for yourself or pump out a script a month.

kleinbl00  ·  4235 days ago  ·  link  ·  

SELL a script a month. Nobody does that.

The statistic that is bandied about but isn't well attributed is that there are more players in the NBA than there are screenwriters in the WGA who are actually making a living writing screenplays. I've optioned two, which puts me ahead of 99.99% of everyone who's ever tried.

user-inactivated  ·  4235 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yikes. Makes me appreciate the few screenwriters who I know by name even more.