LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - the estate of actor Charles Bronson has sued Warner Bros. and MGM claiming the studios do not have to pay the benefits of two films of the 1970s success.
Larry Martindale, trustee of the estate of the late actor, says in a trial today in Los Angeles Superior Court that a 1975 treat for the Warner Bros. "St. Ives" film Bronson and a contract of 1976 for the production of MGM "telefon" provided the actor with 10-15% of "gross revenue" and "gross film rental." The costume explains the Bronson estate recently conducted an audit of the films that showed a significant underreporting of income.
More specifically, the estate of Bronson target studios "insufficient allocation of revenues generated by television sale and only 20% of the gross revenue for home video and DVD reporting sales."
The calculation of the video is a particular sore spot for Hollywood talent. In the end of the 1970s, as the VHS and Betamax were becoming important markets, talent guilds have agreed to accept the calculations would be made of the participation of profit studio based on 20 per cent of the revenues generated.
But Bronson succession claims deals with actor mention not the computation of 20 per cent, providing instead that the studios "are required to include the 100 per cent of the gross revenue of the exploitation of the video at home" films to bring in Bronson, who died in 2003.
Warner Bros. and MGM did not immediately respond to requests for comments.
The combination, filed by Nevile Johnson, Douglas Johnson, and James Ryan of Beverly Hills Johnson & Johnson, argues the causes of action for breach of contract, declaratory, accounting, unjust enrichment, money due on the account of the open book, conversion, reporting fraudulent and unfair trade practices. It seeks unspecified damages.
(Edited by Chris Michaud)
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