Flame Film ultimately decided to invest in "Saw" according to the plan discussed at the "Fu's Restaurant Meeting," with a production budget of 3 million, owning all its rights; "Father of Saw" James Wan and Leigh Whannell both took no salary, but would enjoy 10% of the North American box office profits and 7.5% of DVD sales respectively; as for overseas box office, video tape sales and rentals, DVD rentals, television broadcasts, etc., they were not part of this agreement.
Compared to the original budget of 1.5 million planned by Wan and Whannell, the 3 million was a full double, and with Whannell taking no fee to play the male lead, the total remuneration for the other cast and crew was kept within 1 million, allowing 2 million to be used for shooting expenses, including sets, props, and gore effects. Wan and Whannell happily joked, "We have so much money we don't even know how to spend it all."
