Tim Miller says he spent two years making “Deadpool” and earned $225,000.
How??? He directed a movie for the biggest box office franchise in cinema history - a movie that went on to earn $782 million in the box office alone.
He earned $225,000 in two years of directing. That’s nothing.
What do you do for work? Because I think I need a career change.
I’m not just being snarky, but 6 figures USD would change my life.
Why is everyone in this thread comparing themselves to a popular ~60 year old director working in Hollywood?
Yes, it’s a good salary compared to the average person, but he’s not working an average job. He should be earning at least 5x more like his colleagues are.
This was his first movie. He wasn’t a big director. Also, he runs one of the big CGI/VFX studios, Blur, so if they were doing well he was making more than just his Deadpool salary.
Did he spend a decade uni with a PhD 🤨. I doubt it and I doubt his skills are any more exceptional than most.
Going rate for a first class SWE In most first world countries is ~30k USD. It’s an absolutely amazing salary.
I don’t know about the US, maybe the QOL there is much better than the media portrays, but I think that’s more than enough money.
It’s about ten times what I used to make in one year.
Also, he had the chance to negotiate a contract. If he didn’t either stand for more up front, or take points on the back end, that’s on him.
There’s plenty of directors available to direct MCU movies. There’s only one company making them. Not much leverage.
Not when your primary work is irregular and you basically have to live and breath the work for the many months you are attached to it. Basically every waking hour you are on the clock, which makes the hourly rate pretty low.
Isn’t that every salaried position though? Last year I was on 30k USD for 7 days a week all day. Always on call.
That’s pretty common in my area for people with postgraduate in STEM.
