Kennedy Keller Mitchell alleged that while Warner Bros calculated that Fury Road went over budget, there were complications during the shoot due to delays and weather that the company shouldn’t be faulted for, and discounting the cost of those problems, it earned that bonus.
Last November, it was reported that George Miller’s production company, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, was suing Warner Bros over unpaid earnings.
Because Warner Bros “destroyed” this trustful relationship, Miller’s production company was unable to work with the studio to make more Mad Max sequels.
If the final net cost of Mad Max: Fury Road ended up being below $157 million, the production company would have been awarded a $7 million bonus.