The Scoggins Report: July 2013 Spec Market Scorecard
The Scoggins Reportby Jason Scoggins & Cindy KaplanJuly 22, 2013 July 2013 Spec Market Scorecard In last week’s Pitch Market Scorecard we compared year-over-year numbers through the end of June….
The Scoggins Report
by Jason Scoggins & Cindy Kaplan
July 22, 2013
July 2013
Spec Market Scorecard
In last week’s Pitch Market Scorecard we compared year-over-year numbers through the end of June. We thought we’d do the same thing for the spec market this week.
Despite various recent reports of the spec market’s demise, things aren’t half bad: 2013’s 60 spec script sales through the end of June is down just 4.8% from 2012’s 63 through the same period, and exactly even with the first half of 2011. We may not match the last two years’ tally by December, but neither will we end up near the disasters that were the 2009 and 2010 spec markets.
Of course, the bitter pill we’re all still trying to choke down remains the same one affecting the pitch market: The major studios so far have collectively bought 43.3% fewer spec screenplays this year than in the same period last year (21 in 2013 vs 37 in 2012). And just like the pitch market, if they’d simply bought at the same pace as last year, the market would be up a whopping 36.7% over 2012.
So...enjoy the rest of your summers, Major Studios. And maybe when you get back you can get with the program. (We’re looking at you in particular, Paramount and Sony.)
2013 Overall Numbers
Of 2013‘s 66 spec sales, 12 (18.2%) have been of scripts that originally went out prior to 2012. Here are the overall spec market numbers through July 20...
* 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.
The following are combined total spec and pitch sales numbers through July 20, with year over year monthly comparisons...
...and here are those combined spec and pitch sales numbers in graph form as well.
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.
Here 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
Apocalyptic Entertainment
Atlas Entertainment
Benderspink (2)
Bluegrass Films
Broken Road (2)
ContentFilm
Crave Films
De Line Pictures
Disruption Entertainment (2)
Double Nickel
Electric Entertainment
Energy Entertainment (4)
Friendly Films
Hutch Parker Entertainment
Industry Entertainment
Intrigue Entertainment
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Jon Shestack Productions
Le Grisbi Productions
Madhouse Entertainment (3)
Mandeville Films (2)
Michael De Luca Productions
Midnight Kitchen
Olive Bridge
Pacific Standard
Platinum Dunes
Rosa Entertainment
Scott Free
Sean Daniel Company
Silver Pictures/Zinc Entertainment
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 54 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)
Geoff Morley (UTA)
Ida Ziniti (Paradigm)
Jason Burns (UTA)
Jon Huddle (UTA)
Marissa Devins (UTA)
Matt Leipzig (Original)
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)
Billy Hawkins (CAA)
Carolyn Sivitz (UTA)
Chris Licata (Paradigm)
Chris Ridenhour (APA)
Chris Sablan (Original)
Dan Erlij (UTA)
David Saunders (APA)
Debbee Klein (Paradigm)
Debbie Deuble-Hill (APA)
Erik Horine (ICM)
Greg McKnight (CAA)
Harley Copen (ICM)
Holly Jeter (WME)
James Kearney (UTA)
John Garvey (CAA)
Jordan Bayer (Original)
Josh Hornstock �� (UTA)
Julien Thuan (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)
Solco Schuit (WME)
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 38 managers have been involved with at least one spec sale so far in 2013.
Eleven:
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 Silver (Fourth Floor)
Marc Manus (Manus Ent.)
Tom Drumm (Think Tank)
One:
Aaron Kaplan (Kapital)
Ava Jamshidi (Industry)
Bryan Brucks (Luber-Roklin)
Cindy Adams (Art/Work)
C. Campos-Greenberg (Anthem)
Dallas Sonnier (Caliber)
Dan Vang (Benderspink)
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 Ross (Jeff Ross Ent.)
Jennie Frankel Frisbie (Magnet)
Jonathan Hung (Hung)
Langley Perer (Mosaic)
Linda Seifert
Michael Botti (Industry)
Rhonda Bloom (Plumeria)
Russell Hollander (Hollander)
Ryan Cunningham (Madhouse)
Sidney Sherman (Rosa Ent.)
Stephanie Davis (Wet Dog)
Will Rowbotham (Prolific)
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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