CREW FILM PAYOUT CALCULATOR
Enter film budget and net revenue to see investor returns and creative payouts
✎ Film Inputs — Enter amounts in millions
e.g. 3 = $3,000,000  ·  9.764 = $9,764,000
e.g. 9 = $9,000,000  ·  9.764 = $9,764,000
CREW films only  ·  20–40% blended  ·  sold at 85¢
*Film Net Revenue = the profit pool remaining after actual third-party distribution, marketing, sales, legal, deliverables, and recouped production costs. No Hollywood accounting. All deductions transparent and visible to all stakeholders.
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Investors Total
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Tax Credit Back
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Creatives Total
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Investor Multiple

TRADITIONAL vs. CREW
Traditional Hollywood
CREW Model

CREATIVE POOL BREAKDOWN
How the total creative pool is divided · Talent + Creative + Crew = 90% · Film Fund = fixed 10%
Pool Split
Talent, Creative and Crew pools must each be equal · Total must = 100%
Talent Pool
%
Actors · % inputs
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Creative Pool
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Director, Writer etc · % inputs
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Crew Pool max 30%
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Drops (points) · not %
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Film Fund
10 %
From waterfall · funds future films
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✓ Pools total 100%
Talent Pool  % of talent pool · must add to 100%
Creative Pool  % of creative pool · must add to 100%
Crew Pool  Drops (points) · not percentages
Payout = (Role Drops ÷ Total Drops) × Crew Pool  ·  Named role drops cannot exceed total drops in pool
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Drop value: —
Full Payout Breakdown
RolePool Share / Drops % of Pool Payout