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MikeOxhard
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Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 4:44AM
Who makes the most money from a porn movie? Is it the performers, directors or the companies? I guess that the companies will make the most money, as they are the ones that risk making a loss if the title doesn't sell. Is this right? Do the performers or directors get any extra money depending on the sales of the title? Thanks
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Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 11:28AM
The distributors make the most money.
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Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 11:47AM
Depending on the contract, a COMPANY (aka DISTRIBUTOR) will disburse funds to a PRODUCER/DIRECTOR to deliver raw footage for assembly into individual scenes, or a finished full-length video for quality control review and subsequent distribution under the company's release banner. From these funds disbursed to the PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, all fees must be paid (Location, Talent, Crew, Producer/Director, Catering), and there is usually no provision for revenue sharing in the footage or finished title that is being delivered. It is considered a "work-for-hire", and the COMPANY owns the rights to the finished product and all of its source elements. Additionally, most companies maintain their own in-house post-production facilities, which the Producer/Director is obligated to utilize.

Established Producer/Directors who find their work in demand are often able to negotiate contracts where they (and not the COMPANY) retain ownership and all rights to the finished production and its source materials. This usually means that after the COMPANY has made back the cost of funding the production (plus "reasonable" publicity and marketing expenses), they will be sharing all revenue for the production with the Producer/Director on a variable scale. After the term of the contract or "license" expires, the Producer/Director can re-release the production under a different company label should they choose to do so.


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Edited by - Zen Master 2007 on 4/17/2007 11:48:56 AM

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