It can sometimes take decades to recoup initial costs. Several promoters lost money and sued to recoup their losses. The money would recoup their down payment. Mentor Graphics subsequently sued Aptix to recoup legal costs. The film failed to recoup its production costs. Distribution rights were presold to recoup the budget costs. However, it failed to recoup its cost. To recoup its costs, Westinghouse sold many other operations. It was popular but failed to recoup its cost. It also allowed the companies to recoup the cost and to return to normal service. It didn't take long for Capitol to recoup its investment. Sometimes they are able to recoup their initial advance even with much lower sales numbers. In this business model, companies recoup R&D expenses by exploiting biological patents. Smith was therefore unable to recoup any money despite the popularity of his version. The film did recoup its losses from $24,747,717 earned from DVD rentals and sales.