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Old 03-16-2014, 09:31 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Hollywood really resides in a different universe. For example, in Hollywood no movie ever reports a profit.
Which is why Alex Guiness's deal of 0.4% of the gross takings for Star Wars was such a good deal. It made him wealthy enough that he could "live for the rest of my life in the reasonably modest way I am now used to, that I have no debts and I can afford to refuse work that doesn't appeal to me."

While 0.4% of the net takings would have been worthless...

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