# $300 movie lands a $30 million movie deal.

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**Created:** [March 8, 2010, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/300-movie-lands-a-30-million-movie-deal/250792 "2010-03-08T07:41:22Z")
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### Author: ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2010, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/300-movie-lands-a-30-million-movie-deal/250792/3 "2010-03-08T07:56:11Z")

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> [@What percentage of your income do you spend on Cars?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-income-do-you-spend-on-cars/29883/21):
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> You’ve gotta start including the details in your threads.

> One producer’s [YouTube](http://mashable.com/category/youtube/) video, featuring giant robots invading the city of Montevideo, has landed him a $30 million Hollywood movie deal.Fede Alvarez’s _Ataque de Panico_ (_Panic Attack_) shows gigantic CGI humanoids capturing the capital of Uruguay as citizens flee. The five-minute clip has been viewed 1.5 million times on YouTube[YouTube](http://www.blippr.com/apps/336658-YouTube). It was created on a budget of $300. Alvarez says that after uploading the video on a Thursday, he was receiving offers from Hollywood on the Monday.

> He eventually accepted a $30 million dollar deal from Ghost House Pictures for a full-length sci-fi thriller set in Uruguay and Argentina. The movie won’t be based on the YouTube video itself, Alvarez told the [BBC](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8417789.stm).  
> While it makes for a remarkable story, you might be less surprised after watching the clip; it has a Hollywood polish that implies Alvarez’s work is ready for its big screen debut.

> [http://mashable.com/2009/12/19/youtube-movie-robots/](http://mashable.com/2009/12/19/youtube-movie-robots/)

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