>I have a question about all these numbers being thrown around about movie
>budgets (e.g. $5 million, $10 million, etc). Do those figures include the
>buyers
>premium, and should that amount be included when talking about the "cost" of
>the movie?
That's called the sales-agent, the completion-guarantor and E&O insurance
(interestingly around the same percentage as most buyers premiums when
combined), and yes, you include those in the budget (except for the sales
agent, who goes more on the income statement)... It doesn't matter what
industry, there's always someone with their fingers in the pot...
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