The meeting with Harvey lasted about half an hour, from meeting to parting, and the atmosphere was better than Link had anticipated, which made him even more puzzled about Harvey's intentions.
All he could do was tell the producer Bent to be careful with the movie's budget estimation and mentioned that he had a bit of a dispute with Harvey, implying their relationship wasn't as harmonious as it appeared.
Producer Bent expressed his understanding.
After three days of calculation and consultation, the budget for "Silver Linings Playbook" was set at 22 million US dollars, nearly half less than the 40 million Harvey had initially mentioned, with both companies co-producing, each investing 11 million US dollars.
Since this movie was a Weinstein Company discovery, holding the dominant rights, they were entitled to an additional 5% of the North American and international box office revenues.
