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Producer 'earns £94m from Rings'
A movie producer earned $168m (£94m) from The Lord of the Rings films even though he did not work on the trilogy, trade paper Variety has reported.
Saul Zaentz got the payout from film studio New Line because he bought the rights to JRR Tolkien's books in 1976. The windfall is revealed in court papers after New Line settled a legal wrangle with Mr Zaentz, Variety said. He sued New Line for a further $20m (£11m), saying they miscalculated the box office royalties he was owed.
The three Lord of the Rings films made more than $2.9bn (£1.6bn) at box offices around the world and the final instalment won 11 Oscars.
Saul Zaentz (right) produced The English Patient
Mr Zaentz, 84, produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient.
He retained the rights to The Lord of the Rings after making an animated adventure in 1978. Variety said neither side would reveal how much New Line paid Mr Zaentz to settle the legal action.
BBC
A movie producer earned $168m (£94m) from The Lord of the Rings films even though he did not work on the trilogy, trade paper Variety has reported.
Saul Zaentz got the payout from film studio New Line because he bought the rights to JRR Tolkien's books in 1976. The windfall is revealed in court papers after New Line settled a legal wrangle with Mr Zaentz, Variety said. He sued New Line for a further $20m (£11m), saying they miscalculated the box office royalties he was owed.
The three Lord of the Rings films made more than $2.9bn (£1.6bn) at box offices around the world and the final instalment won 11 Oscars.
Saul Zaentz (right) produced The English Patient
Mr Zaentz, 84, produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient.
He retained the rights to The Lord of the Rings after making an animated adventure in 1978. Variety said neither side would reveal how much New Line paid Mr Zaentz to settle the legal action.
BBC
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