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Always get a share of the revenue. Example: Forest Gump author got zilch because his share was based on profit and not revenue
by akg_67 12y ago
Always get a share of the revenue. Example: Forest Gump author got zilch because his share was based on profit and not revenue
- amirmc 12y agoAnd a share of gross revenue, at that. I'm sure all these definitions are written in the studio's favour. Apparently, Stan Lee never got anything for his creations either (and Spiderman grossed $800M+). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting
- lmm 12y agoStan Lee's famous for ripping off the creators of characters in comics he published, so I wouldn't feel too sorry for him.