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‘Aliens’ Fight in Court: Sigourney Weaver, along with the director and producers of “Aliens,” have sued 20th Century Fox Film Corp. claiming the studio withheld their shares of the movie’s net profits. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit claims the film company has breached contracts with Weaver, writer-director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd and executive producer Gordon Carroll. Weaver claims she was entitled to 10% of the film’s net profits. Cameron was entitled to 10.5% and Hurd to 5 %, according to the suit. Studio officials could not be reached for comment.

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