In America, screenwriters can earn an average annual wage of $77,260. At least, that’s what the Bureau of Labour Statistics tells us. The evidence is there: Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio earned $5m for their spec of DEJA VU, while M. Night Shyamalan took home a healthy pay packet of £2.5m for THE SIXTH SENSE. However, while the big guns continue to hog the (even bigger) bucks and headline deals, albeit pushing the limits of the financier’s generosity, exactly how much can the
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