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‘Mean Girl’ Tina Fey Paid Me Nothing for Hit Franchise: Author
New York Post ^ | March 18, 2023 | Sara Nathan

Posted on 03/18/2023 8:36:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Writer Rosalind Wiseman has watched as “Mean Girls” became a global cultural phenomenon.

She should be thrilled that her book, “Queen Bees and Wannabes,” was turned into a hit movie, then a Broadway musical — and now the musical is to be turned into a movie too.

But while writer and producer Tina Fey and Paramount Pictures have made millions out of the franchise, Wiseman has made just over $400,000 after signing a deal to sell her film rights back in 2002, and not a cent since. Now, she is speaking out against a real-life Mean Girls culture and the “painful experience” that has stopped her from getting her alleged dues — revealing Paramount has even told her the studio has not made any profit from the franchise.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; meangirl; meangirls; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; paramountpictures; rosalindwiseman; saranathan; saturdaynightlive; saturdaynightvile; tinafey
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To: Celtic Conservative

“Hollywood Liberals” do not share. They will steal what is yours.

Hollywood accounting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting
According to Lucasfilm, Return of the Jedi (1983), despite having earned $475 million at the box office against a budget of $32.5 million, “has never gone into profit”

How Hollywood Accounting Can Make a $450 Million Movie ‘Unprofitable’
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/09/how-hollywood-accounting-can-make-a-450-million-movie-unprofitable/245134/
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, which, under Hollywood accounting, ended up with a $167 million “loss” even though it’s one of the top grossing films of the last decade.


21 posted on 03/18/2023 11:05:58 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: nickcarraway

I have a friend whose Dad had a sign on the wall behind his desk that said “My opinion is ehat is in the contract.”


22 posted on 03/18/2023 11:34:20 PM PDT by gopno1
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To: nickcarraway

She got paid. $400,000.

She should have negotiated a better deal that specifically addressed sequels and other derivative uses.

They should toss her a couple hundred grand to go away.


23 posted on 03/19/2023 6:07:10 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: irishjuggler

My wife’s lifelong friend wrote a really good novel. She was paid a lot of money for the rights. She sold the audio book rights and movie rights for six figures.

The book died on the shelves.

I wonder how many of THOSE deals are out there?


24 posted on 03/19/2023 6:11:15 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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