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If I was a movie star with a percentage of the profits, my lawyers would be very opposed to that strategy.

• cwyers 12y ago
  At this point, what profits?
  • k-mcgrady 12y ago
    Hold off 6 months, wait until the figure out who hacked them, and then release it.
  • fargolime 12y ago
    A lot of people might see it now, who otherwise wouldn't have.
    • cwyers 12y ago
      How? Theaters refused to show it. Sony has pulled the movie from distribution.
      • fargolime 12y ago
        Just read that. I'll try to skip Sony movies from now on.
• logfromblammo 12y ago
  ...and your agent and accountant would be completely incompetent. By now, everybody ought to know to demand a percentage of the gross revenue, and not the net profit.
  • joezydeco 12y ago
    You have to be an A-lister, and a top name at that (like Tom Cruise) to get that kind of deal. Everyone else gets a flat fee or some other graduated revenue. The Sony leaks show that Rogen and Franco got a fixed salary for The Interview (which is probably the smartest deal of the year, given the circumstances)
  • ryguytilidie 12y ago
    Huh? The fact that the actor may or may not have negotiated for gross revenue versus profit wouldn't make a difference if the movie made neither.
    • logfromblammo 12y ago
      Movies never make a profit. Hollywood accounting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting
      • cdcarter 12y ago
        The point is that if there's never a box office release, there will be no revenue (net or gross) to take a share of.
  • SilasX 12y ago
    I thought Hollywood accounting was already one step ahead of that and redefined "gross revenues" so those don't exist either?
    • joezydeco 12y ago
      It's pretty hard to hide the number of tickets sold at the box office. It's actually released to the press to publicize the opening weekend numbers.