The sum spent on a new artist or group is typically $1 million, including an advance of $200,000, a package of three videos that cost an additional $200,000, and $300,000 in promotion and marketing.
A respectable recording contract for a new artist today would include an advance of $100,000 to $150,000, the agent said, although she noted that the "Idol" contract potentially binds the artist to the show's producers for up to seven years, roughly twice as long as a typical first contract.
Last year, Congress allocated a total of $42.1 billion for education, including an advance appropriation of $2.1 billion for 2002.
Part of the TRON press event included an advance screening of TRON: Legacy.
In 2013 Regal, which owns 567 cinemas in 42 states, offered a $50 ticket, which included an advance screening of Brad Pitt zombie thriller World War Z, an HD copy of the film (once available), 3D glasses, a poster and popcorn.
He said Mr. Corzine paid $1.9 million in taxes to New Jersey in 1999, including an advance payment of about $270,000 for this year.
According to the New York Times report, a recent Russian shipment to Syria included an advanced form of the Yakhont, a 6.7m-long (22ft) missile with a range of 290km (180 miles) and carrying either a high-explosive or armour-piercing warhead.
The state has also provided financial support, including legislative approval of an advance of $4 million in each of the last several years when the district essentially ran out of money before the end of the fiscal year.
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