 The company alleged that Franchise had defrauded it to the tune of over $75 million by systematically submitting "grossly fraudulent and inflated budgets".The case was heard before a jury in a Los Angeles federal courtroom in May–June 2004.The court heard testimony from Intertainment that according to Franchise's bank records the real cost of "Battlefield Earth" was only $44 million, not the $75 million declared by Franchise.