Lord of Rings in profits battle

Film-maker Peter Jackson's production company has sued New Line Cinema over profits from the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Lord of Rings in profits battle

Film-maker Peter Jackson's production company has sued New Line Cinema over profits from the first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Wingnut Films alleges in a federal lawsuit filed on Monday in Los Angeles that New Line and subsidiary Katja Motion Pictures failed to properly calculate revenue - including money from DVD sales - from 2001's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

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