> Hollywood accounting makes sure no profits are made within the company you have a contract with. A phrase I've heard to explain this is "Every time a buildin

> Hollywood accounting makes sure no profits are made within the company you have a contract with. A phrase I've heard to explain this is "Every time a building burns down in Tunisia, it gets charged against Star Wars" The guy who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy has never received any royalties, because those films never made a profit.