Verified Deal Benchmarks Across Global Film Markets
Minimum Guarantees, Advances & Territorial Deal Intelligence
The Film Advance Index compiles documented minimum guarantee deals across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and key global territories, drawn from independent and mid-budget films representing more than 1,300 territorial distribution arrangements.
Use the dataset to benchmark how distributors have valued comparable films by region, genre, budget level, sales representative, territory, and distributor.
“See what hundreds of buyers have paid for comparable titles across global distribution film markets.”
Replace Speculation With Deal Evidence
The advance dataset shows what distributors actually pay, how territory counts have changed, and which genres and regions still sustain meaningful all-rights minimum guarantees.
Actual Buyer Behavior
Advance values are organized by territory, buyer, sales agent, genre, language, country of origin, and budget level so users can compare real deal behavior.
Territory-Level Value
The index captures how advances differ across English-speaking markets, Europe, Asia, Latin America, MENA, and smaller ancillary territories.
Tiered Market Logic
Films are segmented across prestige, commercial/elevated genre, and arthouse/quiet drama tiers to support realistic comparables and deal data.
Three Market Tiers
The Film Advance Index combines Tier A, Tier B, and Tier C benchmarks into one complete advance dataset.
Tier A
PrestigeFestival breakouts, marquee cast, auteur recognition, awards potential, and films capable of attracting the strongest remaining competitive bids.
Tier B
CommercialThrillers, elevated horror, crime, and cast-driven action titles that continue to sustain mid-range MGs and remain active across select territories.
Tier C
ArthouseCritically regarded drama, comedy, and international festival titles with modest commercial pull but continuing demand in selective curatorial markets.
Global Advance Dataset Example
A compact preview of the tiers, genres, territories, distributors, and deal structures inside the Film Advance Index. Advance values are greyed out in the public preview.
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Enhanced Film Advance Index
Complete global minimum guarantee and advance benchmarks across Tier A, Tier B, and Tier C films, structured by budget, genre, region, territory, sales representative, distributor, and buyer behavior.
The Market Before and After 2020
The post-2020 market reset changed the territory-by-territory economics that supported independent film financing for years.
Territories Contracted
Films that once sold in 30-40 territories now close across a narrower set of meaningful buyers, with many smaller markets offering lower advances or revenue share structures.
Stable Markets Stand Out
France remains one of the more stable MG markets, while Japan continues to pay selectively for emotionally resonant or genre-specific films with defined audience appeal.
Growth Is More Selective
The GCC and wider Middle East have emerged as rare growth zones for certain cast-driven thrillers and commercial titles, while other territories have become more cautious.
What the Data Helps You Answer
Built for professionals who need defensible reference points for international advances, presales, acquisition pricing, and territorial value.
Before Packaging or Financing
Estimate likely MG ranges by genre, budget, region, and tier before attaching assumptions to a finance plan, investor deck, or sales estimate.
During Sales or Negotiations
Compare a buyer’s offer against comparable territory-level benchmarks and pressure-test whether expectations match current market behavior.
For Valuation and Litigation
Support damages, revenue recreation, valuation, and underwriting with documented advance comparables rather than anecdotal claims.
Deal Comparables, Not Generic Market Commentary
The Film Advance Index is organized around fictitious film titles, budget levels, genres, tiers, territories, distributors, sales representatives, and locked MG values. The preview below shows the shape of the dataset while keeping proprietary advances hidden.
| Tier | Territory | Genre | MG |
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| A | United States | Drama / Mystery | |
| B | United Kingdom | Crime / Drama | |
| B | France | Thriller / Mystery | |
| C | Canada | Arthouse Drama |
Built Around Documented Deal Benchmarks
Most market research describes buyer sentiment. The Film Advance Index focuses on the advance values buyers actually committed.
Verified MG Evidence
Built from documented minimum guarantee arrangements rather than broad survey estimates or generic market assumptions.
Comparable Deal Logic
Segments films by tier, budget, genre, territory, and buyer so users can compare like-for-like deal behavior more effectively.
Model-Ready Structure
Designed for sales estimates, finance plans, investor materials, valuation work, negotiation support, and litigation analysis.