My $10K figure came from a friend who directs for MOODYZ among other makers.
Your breakdown is accurate for super high end productions such as for the studios DMM/CA owns. I don't recall hearing a separate fee for the b̶a̶b̶y̶s̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ manager. I believe studios simply pay the agency who then pays the model her share (which isn't as good as forum members here think). A different director who has been directing AV for almost 30 years now told me pay is super secret. They pay the agency who then pays the model her share. One of the cardinal rules of the AV set when there are multiple actresses is never to talk about pay with each other. Even if a title starred two famous names like Hibiki Otsuki and Yui Hatano, it's not safe to assume they were paid the same. Even if they were, their actual payout from the agency(s) may be different.
Things such as on-hand staff go down way quickly once you move to independent studios. Since they don't have their own big marketplaces to sell to, cuts must be made. One studio I know who shall remain nameless laughed when I asked if they usually spend $10K (a million yen) on titles. He said it's a fraction of that and this is for a pretty bit indies studio that pumps out 8-12 titles a month.
For your non-DMM/SOD studios, you may have:
Paid for the shoot staff:
1 director
1 AD
1 or 2 cameraman and possibly a photographer
Possibly a guy in charge of sounds and/or lights
Actors/Actresses
Production staff from the studio may be present, but those guys are on salary so they're being paid no matter what.
Studio rental is not cheap, but $5000 is Hanazono Room w/ Pool pricing and you should know better.
Editing will be done by someone in the company on salary. This may be the same person who was on the set as the production staff if it's a tiny company.
Mosaic will also probably done by the studio itself again by a salaried staff. $1200 for a 2 hour movie is an insane quote. If it's a 2 hour orgy and you want pin-point accuracy then maybe. I've another friend who does mosaic and he charges a quarter of that for a 2 hour movie and his quality is fantastic.
Look, I'm sure some mosaic productions can go over a million and I know DMM and SOD have competitive advantages that allow them to go all out with larger budgets and staff. I just think those on this board should know that their very numerous smaller competitors have much tighter budgets and spending a million+ per title for most AV studios is rare. The industry is sucking right now if you're not at the top and many of these guys are in serious financial straits at the moment due to friendly internet fans.
Anyway, disagreements are great! It keeps the board active full of good AV news and info rather than 'sharing'. Everyone please go to R18 or any other non-file locker sites and support your favorite studio.
First, Thank you for the support!
A couple of things:
1- MOODYZ is part of DMM group companies.
2- Yes, b̶a̶b̶y̶s̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ managers are a must. I do travel with them all the time. Actresses are never alone like in overseas. (If you come to Macau or Las vegas I can introduce you to all the girls manager that will come to the events )
3- If the girl are some of the big names as your talked here, this girls (well, the agent itself) may cost already +1M JPY.
4- DMM is not a studio. It is just an ecomerce company. SOD is an studio. DMM does rev share for with the studios for the movies we sell.
5- Production staff even if they are salary staff from the production company you still need to pay them at the end of the month, so it is a cost.
6- Most studios do not have their own staff to add mosaic. even if they do, you still needs to pay their salary at the end of the month. You need to go frame by frame to add mosaic to a 2h movie, review and make sure you are not missing any place with genitalia so it is really time consuming.