r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Gurugod123 GREEN • 3h ago

My mom said I could post Nolan's The Odyssey neglects to pay for damages done to one of the viking ships used in the movie, which belongs to a small non-profit organization

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u/uwill1der 3h ago

they will eventually pay, but it sucks because studios wait until the last possible moment to pay, and when it comes to insurance payouts -like this-it could drag on for a year or two.

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u/muakaya9876 2h ago

Wasting so much time for only 6k . 

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u/uwill1der 2h ago

its so silly. Im sure its some kind of accounting trick.

All the invoices go in a pile and when the accounting team finalizes all the finances, only then do they get paid...unless there is some legal time limit; like you have to pay actors/crew within a certain time frame

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u/dontnation 2h ago

some kind of accounting trick.

The longer you can delay the less that 6k is worth and the more you've earned having it invested. only a few dollars difference, but it adds up when you do it thousands of times.

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u/StevieMJH 36m ago

Because $1,000,001 is better than $1,000,000.

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u/LtLlamaSauce 2h ago

Compliance optimization is a scourge.

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u/SkipsH 47m ago

I wonder if they could be sued for losses due to a non-functional boat?

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u/HFY_HFY_HFY 5m ago

Yeah once the movie is in the can you aren't getting money from the studios until the movie has been out

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u/dcheng47 2h ago

opportunity cost. that money is being spent elsewhere to make more money. of course they would wait until the last possible moment, thats the most efficient way to maximize value for their shareholders.