Roland Emmerich Made $100 Million Off '2012'

We've been paying attention to the box office performance of 2012 ever since it was released in mid-November. I think we've probably been more aware of it than a lot of movie sites, simply because I'm intrigued by the way Sony manipulated the overseas markets, so I am perhaps less suprised than others might be by the news that director Roland Emmerich is cashing a hefty, hefty check. The Wrap reports that because Emmerich agreed to a deal paying him an advance of $20 million as writer-producer-director against 20% of the gross, the film's $650 million-plus in worldwide ticket sales has secured him roughly $100 million. That's Michael Bay money, by the by. According to one rival studio executive who passed on the movie because of the script, "Roland’s deal was really rich. And you had to believe the film would do north of $600 million to make it worth your while.” It could be that Emmerich will pay bonuses to others involved in the project, like his cast, for instance. Even if he does, that's quite a comeback from the doldrums of 2012, which I honestly thought spelled the end of Emmerich's brand of filmmaking, especially in a down economy. Instead, in an era where stars and directors are generally taking less, Emmerich cashed in, and in a huge way. 2012 currently sits as $669 million in total gross, of which only $150 million came from the US. So the movie won't even be among the top ten movies of the year in America - and probably not even the top 15 by the time the December receipts are counted - but it's going to be one of the top 40 movies all time. That's because the worldwide ticket sales push it to the number four slot for the year, behind Potter, the equally unexpected Ice Age 3, and Transformers.

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[Dr.Altaf]

What is there in 2012? Why so much income?
We watched a movie about 2012 doomsday. If so what are we going to do with so much money?
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