Should this be measuring against profit, not revenue?
Edit: "This" meaning the claim that they've made enough to pay back fines, not how those fines are decided.
Edit: "This" meaning the claim that they've made enough to pay back fines, not how those fines are decided.
However it is a known practice. Most Hollywood studios do it. That's why actors which claimed a percentage of profits of the movie would get $0.
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