He would use one per day, then have the lot of them shipped to homes for boys so that the older ones could look well groomed for school, looking for jobs etc.
I can see acceding to Steve McQueen's demands because he was..Steve McQueen, one of the biggest stars of all time. I wouldn't give a rat's ass what Frances McDormand demands. There is no way she is a box office draw. She's won a couple of Oscars, but she is not a name that puts bottoms on seats in theaters.