The real money for Directors comes with the “extras.” When a Director signs on to a movie, his agent will try to negotiate “net points” and “gross points.” The net points (not how much Deron Williams & Co. score on a given night) are practically worthless. Net points would, in theory, grant the recipient a share of a film’s profit after the studio has recouped all costs, only the studio never recoups all costs. It’s sorta like someone telling you that you can have their car for free as soon as it hits 400,000 miles. Gee, thanks.