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.
Investors Total
Tax Credit Back
Creatives Total
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
Creative Pool
%
Director, Writer etc · % inputs
Crew Pool max 30%
%
Drops (points) · not %
Film Fund
10 %
From waterfall · funds future films
✓ 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
195
Drop value: —
Full Payout Breakdown
RolePool Share / Drops % of Pool Payout