Pixar has a five-picture deal with Walt Disney (nyse: DIS - news - people ) where the companies split the production costs--and profits--on Pixar's movies, which Disney distributes.

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The answer to this is to split your production.

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When the group split in 1975, Lowe turned his attention to production for artists such as Elvis Costello, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and John Hiatt.

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