In what's believed to be the first deal of its kind, film company Lion's Gate is offering net-heads the chance to profit from the success of their latest film American Psycho. Lion's Gate has formed an alliance with the Hollywood Stock Exchange - an online gaming site - to offer the site's gamblers a chance to swap their fake shares for the real thing. Traders will be able to buy a share of American Psycho. Each of the 5,000 shares available costs $1 million in HSX 'money'. The deal is that if the movie makes more than $20 million at the box office, between the opening date of 14 April and 8 May 2000 the company will pay out $20,000 to be shared between the investors, increasing by $1,000 for every extra $1 million the movie makes. For anyone in the UK who's interested, there's one important catch - unfortunately, you have to be a US citizen to get in on the deal. While US sources believe the film won't make more than $20 million in four weeks - it remains to be seen how the power of 5,000 'interested' internet fans will affect the box office.
Psycho Giveaway
Net deal offers film fans the chance to participate in film's success
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