Two articles on funny accounting movie studios use to shift profits around and away from people who have contracts that give them a share.
How Hollywood Accounting Can Make a $450 Million Movie 'Unprofitable' - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic
Insane Studio Accounting: Warner Bros Claims $167 Million Loss Over Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | /Film
I guess this is one reason anyone there needs too have an agent, and also why some actors are so cynical about the movie business.
How Hollywood Accounting Can Make a $450 Million Movie 'Unprofitable' - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic
Insane Studio Accounting: Warner Bros Claims $167 Million Loss Over Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | /Film
I guess this is one reason anyone there needs too have an agent, and also why some actors are so cynical about the movie business.