BIG MONEY WEEK (SCRIPT 4) Genre: Paranormal Love StoryPremise: An odd twist-filled love story set in New York City.About: Robert Lawrence Productions optioned T.M. Wright’s novel, “A Manhattan Ghost Story,” in 1990, then sold the rights to Carolco Pictures, who exercised the option in 1993, but not before paying Ron Bass a record amount, 2 […]

BIG MONEY WEEK (SCRIPT 3) Genre: Political Comedy/SatirePremise: You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.About: This script sold for 2 million dollars in 1990. Adjusted for inflation that would be 3.3 million today. One of the most famous (infamous) spec scripts in history. Why? The premise of course. For those not in the know, […]

BIG MONEY WEEK (SCRIPT 2) Genre: ThrillerPremise: By using the ten biblical plagues, a paramilitary group plans to attack ten major cities in the U.S.About: Sold in 1996. 850 thousand against 1.5 million. Adjusted for inflation – 1.16 million against 2 million. Rosenberg is the writer of High Fidelity and Con Air.Writer: Scott RosenbergDetails: 120 […]

When you get into the all time top-selling scripts, there are some discrepancies as to the actual order. That’s because numbers have been distorted through the years and there are provisions attached to some of the numbers. For example, I guess Steinbeck’s Point Of View is the biggest sale of all time at 6.5 million, […]

BIG MONEY WEEK (SCRIPT 1) Here’s Roger with the first review of Big Money Week! To say he gets things started is an understatement. I’m going to have to read this thing! Genre: Historical AdventurePremise: The reclusive “Father of Modern Magic”, Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, is called upon by the French government to debunk an Algerian […]