The Scoggins Report: September 2013 Spec Market Scorecard
The Scoggins Reportby Jason Scoggins & Landon RohwedderSeptember 23, 2013 September 2013 Spec Market Scorecard As you’ll see, the spec market has set a steady (if slow-ish) pace as we…
The Scoggins Report
by Jason Scoggins & Landon Rohwedder
September 23, 2013
September 2013
Spec Market Scorecard
As you’ll see, the spec market has set a steady (if slow-ish) pace as we transition from Summer into Fall. The year’s most visible trend has been steady as well -- all of September’s 8 spec sales so far have been purchased by non-studio buyers.
We’ll steel ourselves to compare Q4 year-over-year sales numbers in next month’s Spec Market Scorecard. In the meantime, we’ll leave you with this comparison of the studios’ collective purchasing pattern compared to that of 2013’s non-studio buyers:
- So far in 2013, the studios have collectively bought fewer than 50% of the spec scripts they bought in 2012 (28 through September 21, compared to 57 total last year). Universal remains the biggest studio buyer with 5 so far, and 2nd place is a three way tie between CBS Films, Lionsgate and Relativity, with 3 each. At this point last year, 6 studios had bought 6 each.
- The opposite is true of 2013’s other buyers: The non-studio buyers that have purchased specs this year have collectively bought more than twice as many as they did last year (58 through September 21, vs 25 total in 2012). BCDF is in the lead with 5 so far, and 2nd place is a two-way tie between Thunder Road and Voltage, with 4 each. At this point last year, 3 non-studio buyers had picked up 3 or more specs.
2013 Overall Numbers
Of 2013‘s 85 spec sales, 12 (14%) have been of scripts that originally went out prior to 2012. Here are the overall spec market numbers through September 21...
* For 2010 and 2011, sales of scripts that originally went to market in years prior are not distributed monthly in the above table but have been added to the year-end totals.
...and the following are combined total spec and pitch sales numbers through September 21, with year over year monthly comparisons.
Spec Sales By Genre
Spec Sales By Month - Studios
* 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.
Spec Purchases by Genre - Studios
* 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.
The following are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for Studio Buyers that have bought at least one of each so far in 2013 (plus Columbia Pictures):
* 2011 and 2012 numbers for Lionsgate and Summit are combined.
Spec Sales By Month - Other Buyers
Spec Purchases by Genre - Other Buyers
Here are the combined pitch and spec purchase numbers for Non-Studio Buyers that have bought at least one of each so far in 2013.
Each of the following production companies has been attached to at least one spec sale so far this year. Names in bold are new or have set up an additional spec since the last Scorecard.
1492 Pictures
21 Laps
Allison Shearmur Productions
Anonymous Content
Apatow Productions
Apocalyptic Entertainment
Atlas Entertainment
Benderspink (2)
Bluegrass Films
Broken Road (2)
Circle of Confusion
ContentFilm
Crave Films
De Line Pictures
di Bonaventura Films
Disruption Entertainment (2)
Double Nickel
DreamCatcher Productions
Electric Entertainment
Energy Entertainment (4)
Friendly Films
Gunn Films
Hutch Parker Entertainment
ImageMovers
Industry Entertainment
Intrigue Entertainment (2)
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Jon Shestack Productions
Laurence Mark Productions
Le Grisbi Productions
Mad Chance Productions
Madhouse Entertainment (3)
Mandeville Films (2)
Michael De Luca Productions
Midnight Kitchen
Olive Bridge
One Race Films
Original Entertainment
Pacific Standard
Platinum Dunes
Process Media
QED International
Rosa Entertainment
Scott Free
Sean Daniel Company
Silver Pictures/Zinc Entertainment
Sourian Productions
Sunny Field Entertainment
Vendetta Entertainment
Spec Sales by Seller - Agencies
Here are the combined pitch and spec sales numbers for the agencies that have sold at least one of each in 2013:
The following 71 agents have been involved with at least one spec sale so far this year. Names in bold are new or sold an additional spec since the last Scorecard.
Six:
Mike Esola (WME)
Four:
Charlie Ferraro (UTA)
Three:
Emerson Davis (UTA)
Two:
Daniel Cohan (WME)
David Boxerbaum (Paradigm)
David Park (UTA)
David Saunders (APA)
Debbie Deuble-Hill (APA)
Devra Lieb (Gersh)
Geoff Morley (UTA)
Ida Ziniti (Paradigm)
Jason Burns (UTA)
Jon Huddle (UTA)
JP Evans (CAA)
Julien Thuan (UTA)
Lee Keele (Gersh)
Marissa Devins (UTA)
Matt Leipzig (Original)
Matthew Rosen (CAA)
Philip Raskind (WME)
Rob Herting (Verve)
Shan Ray (KSA)
Simon Faber (WME)
One:
Aaron Hart (Verve)
Abram Nalibotsky (Resolution)
Adam Kanter (Resolution)
Adam Levine (Verve)
Adam Perry (APA)
Adriana Alberghetti (WME)
Andrew Miller (CAA)
Bayard Maybank (Gersh)
Ben Silverman (Integral)
Billy Hawkins (CAA)
Bob Hohman (Gersh)
Brian Kend (CAA)
Carolyn Sivitz (UTA)
Chris Licata (Paradigm)
Chris Ridenhour (APA)
Chris Sablan (Original)
Cliff Roberts (WME)
Dan Erlij (UTA)
David Kramer (UTA)
Debbee Klein (Paradigm)
Dennis Kim (Resolution)
Doug MacLaren (ICM)
Erik Horine (ICM)
Greg McKnight (CAA)
Harley Copen (ICM)
Holly Jeter (WME)
James Kearney (UTA)
Jacqueline Sacerio (CAA)
Jenny Maryasis (UTA)
John Garvey (CAA)
Jordan Bayer (Original)
Josh Hornstock (UTA)
Josh Katz (UTA)
Keya Khayatian (UTA)
Larry Salz (UTA)
Max Michael (UTA)
Mickey Berman (UTA)
Rich Green (Resolution)
Roger Green (WME)
Ryan Saul (APA)
Sandra Lucchesi (Gersh)
Sheryl Petersen (APA)
Solco Schuit (WME)
Spencer Baumgarten (CAA)
Tim Phillips (UTA)
Todd Feldman (CAA)
Valarie Phillips (Paradigm)
Will Lowery (APA)
Spec Sales by Seller - Management Companies
Here are the combined pitch and spec sales for management companies that have sold at least one of each in 2013.
The following 51 managers have been involved with at least one spec sale so far in 2013.
Twelve:
Brooklyn Weaver (Energy)
Six:
Jake Wagner (Benderspink)
Three:
Adam Kolbrenner (Madhouse)
Josh Adler (New Wave)
Mike Goldberg (New Wave)
Two:
Ben Rowe (Oasis)
George Heller (Apostle)
Jeff Belkin (Zero Gravity)
Jeff Ross (Jeff Ross)
Jeff Silver (Fourth Floor)
Marc Manus (Manus Ent.)
Russell Hollander (Hollander)
Tom Drumm (Think Tank)
Will Rowbotham (Prolific)
One:
Aaron Kaplan (Kapital)
Alex Cole (Elevate)
Alex Lerner (K/P)
Andrew Kersey
Ava Jamshidi (Industry)
Bryan Brucks (Luber-Roklin)
Cindy Adams (Art/Work)
C. Campos-Greenberg (Anthem)
Dallas Sonnier (Caliber)
Dan Vang (Benderspink)
Dan Vantresca (Haven)
David Alpert (Circle)
David Lonner (Oasis)
DJ Talbot
Eryn Brown (Mgmt 360)
Evan Cavic (PYE)
Greg Shephard (Circle)
Guymon Cassidy (Mgmt 360)
JC Spink (Benderspink)
Jeff Okin (Anonymous)
Jennie Frankel Frisbie (Magnet)
Jenny Wood (Elevate)
Jesse Hara (Haven)
Jessica Jordan (Wirehouse)
Jimmy Miller (Mosaic)
Jonathan Hung (Hung)
Ken Freimann (Circle)
Langley Perer (Mosaic)
Linda Seifert
Mike De Trana (Anvil)
Michael Botti (Industry)
Rachel Miller (Haven)
Rhonda Bloom (Plumeria)
Ryan Cunningham (Madhouse)
Sidney Sherman (Rosa Ent.)
Stephanie Davis (Wet Dog)
Zach Tann (Magnet)
About The Scoggins Report:
The Scoggins Report is a terribly unscientific analysis of the feature film development business based on information assembled from a variety of public and non-public sources. The numbers in the reports are by no means official statistics. Caveat emptor.
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