Who Got Paid out What for your 'American Pie' Reunion

When Universal made a decision to produce American Reunion, the fourth theatrical film within the lucrative American Cake franchise, it absolutely was likely to meet two goals: Produce the film for less than the $55 million that 2003's American Wedding cost, and reunite the entire cast in the original 1999 comedy for just about any story which will start to see the figures congregate for 10-year secondary school reunion.our editor recommends'Harold & Kumar' designers to direct 'American Cake 4' (exclusive)'American Pie' Reunion Joining together at Universal'American Reunion:' Chris Klein Unveils 5 Plot Secrets Within the Set (Exclusive)'Chuck' Star Vik Sahay Joins 'American Reunion' Cast (Exclusive) VIDEO: 'American Reunion' Photo Montage Returns Old Recollections How a studio met people challenges can be a study in stretching a franchise around the sensible budget. Production round the $50 million film, which wrapped this summer season just before an April 6 release, was gone after Georgia to take full advantage of a generous tax credit. Your studio carried out hardball while using stars, who've experienced mixed levels of success outdoors in the franchise. PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Finest-Grossing Stars According to sources, Universal is needing to pay Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott a powerful $5 million each, together with a little slice of first-dollar gross, to reprise their roles. Alyson Hannigan, star of CBS' Generate An Earnings Met Your Mother, will get about $3 million. And veteran Eugene Levy, who starred in four lucrative direct-to-DVD Cake films that aided increase the risk for property a billion-dollar franchise, is mentioned to own received a payday also inside the $3 million range. PHOTOS: 'How I Met Your Mother' and Fall TV's Other Returning Shows The comfort in the cast -- including Chris Klein, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Natasha Lyonne, Jennifer Coolidge, Mena Suvari and Shannon Elizabeth -- continues to be paid out a smaller amount, say sources, most inside the $500,000 to $750,000 range (though bonuses for a lot of could begin working once the film can be a hit, not remarkably). PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Finest-Paid out Stars Rounding their email list is Tara Reid, who's mentioned to own grew to become an associate of Reunion for near the $250,000 that Universal initially offered. A studio repetition calls the figures "inaccurate" but declines further comment. Related Subjects Eugene Levy Seann William Scott Jason Biggs American Reunion American Cake American Wedding