Spec Script Sales Analysis 2013: Top Sales

Continuing our week long analysis of spec script sales from 2013, today we look at the deals with the biggest payoffs (at least as reported by various news outlets):

Reminiscence — Science Fiction Thriller
Lisa Joy — $1.25M against $2M

Section 6 — Spy Thriller
Aaron Berg — $1.2M against $2M with progress to production agreement

Untitled Devlin Guyot Project — Disaster
Dean Devlin, Paul Guyot — Seven figures

Patient Zero — Action Thriller
Mike Le — High six figures

The Politician — Comedy
Theodore Bressman, Matthew Bass — Mid-to-High six figures

Tranquility Base — Science Fiction
Daniel Turkewitz — Preemptive purchase / Mid-six figures

The Civilian — Action
Rachel Long, Brian Pittman — Mid-six figures

You’ll Be the Death of Me — Comedy
Mark Hammer — Mid-six figures

Revelation — Thriller
Hernany Perla — Mid-six figure deal

Attach — Science Fiction
Chris Gorak — Bidding War

Don’t Mess With Texas — Action Comedy
John Quaintance, David Feeney — Bidding War

Ink and Bone — Thriller
Zak Olcewicz — Preemptive purchase

Congratulations, writers!

If you know of some other top spec sales in 2013, let me know with information and I’ll update the list.

NOTE: I have an interview on the books with Lisa Joy who wrote Reminiscence, a million dollar spec script.

Tomorrow: First-timers. There were a lot of them!

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