10 • DIRECTORIAL TIDBITS
How much is average? Determining the average income for a director is difficult. If you’re looking for big Hollywood stars, you would have to cough up between $7 million and $10 million for names like Paul Greengrass and Ridley Scott, more if the film is considered a “tentpole”. Christopher Nolan is rumored to have got around $20 million Interstellar. If we look at emerging directors, they can expect from $250,000 to $500,000 for their first big studio feature.
