Screenplays are the basis of all movies, without a script there is no movie. In fact no good film has ever been made from a bad script, but plenty of bad films have been made from some really excellent scripts. These are the most expensive spec screenplay sales.
10. ‘The Break Up’ by Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender
$2.25million
Not what most people expected.
9. ‘You, Me and Dupree’ by Mike LeSieur
$2.25million
A good funny comedy, which people could relate to.
8. ‘A Knight’s Tale’ by Brian Helgeland
$2.5million
All the girls loved this one.
7. ‘Twister’ by Michael and Anne-Marie Crichton
$2.5million
Great action sequences of nature’s fury and destructive powers.
6. ‘The Sixth Sense’ by M. Night Shyamalan
$2.5million
Well worth the money.
5. ‘Panic Room’ by David Koepp
$3million
Interesting concept, a movie that made people really look at their home security.
4. ‘Eurotrip’ by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer
$3million
You have got to be kidding me, right,
3. ‘Basic Instinct’ by Joe Eszterhas
$3million
If you’ve seen this movie you certainly will never forget it.
2. ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’ by Shane Black
$4million
An okay film, but one of those occasions where the script was better.
1. ‘Déjà Vu’ by Terry Rossio and Bill Marsilii
$5million
This was a very intriguing concept and a good script, but was it worth five million dollars, In my opinion, no.