Complex sentence: The total negative cot of their films was £1,042,157, the distributors gross was £1,820,940, giving them a gross profit of £778,783, but the producers of the film had to carry a loss of £142,934.
Split into simpler sentences: The total negative cot of their films was £1,042,157, the distributors gross was £1,820,940, giving them a gross profit of £778,783. The producers of the film had to carry a loss of £142,934.