According to The Scroggin’s Report (a comprehensive spec market guide) 2013 wasn’t a bad year for specs with a total of 124 sales out of 280 that were being actively shopped by major agencies and management companies. It was even more encouraging that the last quarter of the year saw the highest rate of spec sales in 2013.

The previous four years comes out like this:

1. 2009: 72
2. 2010: 65
3. 2011: 132
4. 2012: 132

Top 5 Studio Buyers - Specs Only

1. Universal - 6
2. Fox - 5  
3. Warner Bros. - 5
4. Lionsgate - 4 
5. 5-way tie – 3

The top management company was Energy Entertainment and the top agency, United Talent.

For more, lots more data, see The Scoggins Report.