August ‘08 Script Sales by Type
Script Sales Based On Genre: Script Sales Based On Type:
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Drama 23 29.9% Adaptations 39 50.6%
Comedy 15 19.5% Spec Sales 14 18.2%
Action 13 16.8% Pitches 9 11.7%
Thriller 7 9.1% True Story 7 9.1%
RomCom 6 7.8% Rewrite 4 5.2%
Horror 3 3.9% Remakes 3 3.9%
Crime 3 3.9% Sequel 1 1.3%
Misc. 7 9.1% ------------------------------
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77 100.0%
Script Sales Based On Genre and Type:
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Drama 23
Adaptations 12 52.2%
True Story 7 30.5%
Spec Script 3 13.0%
Pitch 1 4.3%
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23 100.0%
Comedy 15
Spec Script 7 46.7%
Adaptations 3 20.0%
Pitch 2 13.3%
Rewrite 2 13.3%
Remakes 1 6.7%
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15 100.0%
Action 13
Adaptations 8 61.5%
Spec Script 2 15.4%
Pitch 1 7.7%
Rewrite 1 7.7%
Remakes 1 7.7%
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13 100.0%
Thriller 7
Pitch 3 42.9%
Adaptation 2 28.5%
Spec Script 1 14.3%
Rewrite 1 14.3%
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7 100.0%
RomCom 6
Adaptation 5 83.3%
Pitch 1 16.7%
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6 100.0%
Horror 3
Spec Script 1 33.3%
Sequel 1 33.3%
Remake 1 33.4%
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3 100.0%
Crime 3
Adaptations 3 100.0%
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3 100.0%
Misc. 7
Adaptations 6 85.7%
Pitch 1 14.3%
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7 100.0%
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September 17th, 2008 in
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Mike,
This is great. Didn’t know you did this type of market analysis. I’m going to post a link on my blog.
Scott
Mike,
Fascinating — especially since this particular slice of the year is actually counter to prevailing wisdom (i.e last I heard, spec sales were a much smaller percentage of what sold). But before I’d be able to link to you and blog about this (which I’d like to do), I’d need to know more of where you’re getting these facts and figures. Amalgam of major studio sales? How do indies get figured in? Etc. Can you elaborate on your process, and how you arrived at these charts?