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Sauron the White · 02-12-2008, 03:33 PM

WCH - the figure used by New LIne of a total of $4 billion is indeed their worldwide figure. That comes to $3 billion in film receipts and another $1 billion in DVD and ancillary sales. If you check boxofficemojo, you can see that those are worldwide figures.

Jacksons attorneys used that figure of $4 billion in the suit they had filed as the figure to figure his percentage of profit. If the estate is using a figure that is a good one-third over that one I would be interested in seeing how that was determined. The figure of 6 billion is double what the films grossed worldwide. Thats a great deal of additional income.

If you check the press releases on the lawsuit you will see that it is not a true percentage of the gross. Even the statement from the Estate mentions deductions for expenses. So expenses such as cost of making the films, cost of marketting the films and cost of DVDs will most likely come off of that figure. It is unclear as to what other things can reduce that figure.

So apparently, JRRT was wise in getting a percentage but not as wise as you may have thought when you though it was gross.

02-12-2008, 03:33 PM	#21
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	WCH - the figure used by New LIne of a total of $4 billion is indeed their worldwide figure. That comes to $3 billion in film receipts and another $1 billion in DVD and ancillary sales. If you check boxofficemojo, you can see that those are worldwide figures. Jacksons attorneys used that figure of $4 billion in the suit they had filed as the figure to figure his percentage of profit. If the estate is using a figure that is a good one-third over that one I would be interested in seeing how that was determined. The figure of 6 billion is double what the films grossed worldwide. Thats a great deal of additional income. If you check the press releases on the lawsuit you will see that it is not a true percentage of the gross. Even the statement from the Estate mentions deductions for expenses. So expenses such as cost of making the films, cost of marketting the films and cost of DVDs will most likely come off of that figure. It is unclear as to what other things can reduce that figure. So apparently, JRRT was wise in getting a percentage but not as wise as you may have thought when you though it was gross.