(though it has done better overseas, grossing about $70 million).Įllison has a history of suing, and his legal track record suggests that he has no qualms about about going to the mat to demand payment for use of his high-concept ideas.
The film garnered a low 38 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grosses just $35 million in the U.S. It’s conceivable that he wasn’t very impressed.
Ellison’s attorney wasn’t available for comment about why the author decided to back off of claims that both In Time and his own story told the same tale about a “dystopian corporate future in which everyone is allotted a specific amount of time to live.”īut according to a stipulation filed in court on Monday, the decision came after the plaintiff had a chance to see the film.
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