Hollywood's Road to Riches
Published on 1. July 2009
413 pages
978-0-674-04492-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book shows how, beginning in the 1950s, a largely predictable business has been transformed into a volatile and complex multimedia enterprise now commanding over 80 percent of the world's film business. Waterman asks how the economic forces leading to this success have combined to change the kinds of movies Hollywood produces.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04492-0 (9780674044920)
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David Waterman
Hollywood's Road to Riches
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10/2005
Harvard University Press
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Content
Contents List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction: American Success 1. The Players 2. Television: A Parting of the Ways 3. The Pay Media: A Shower of Money 4. Controlling the Release Sequence 5. Rising American Dominance 6. What Has Hollywood Done with the Money? 7. Hollywood's Digital Future Appendixes A. Market Shares of Domestic Box Office/Rentals and Video Revenues B. Stability of World Theatrical Rentals, 1948-1975 C. U.S. Distributor Revenue by Source D. Prices, Distributor Revenue, and Viewing Estimates,1948, 1975, and 2002 E. Video Windows, 1988-2002 F. Comparative Analysis of Movie Industries and Trade in the United States and the EUJ5 Countries,Statistical Data, 1950-2003 G. Determinants of U.S. Box Office Market Sharesin the EUJ5, 1950-2003 H. Movie Production Costs and Animated Movie Data I. Motion Picture Industry Employment J. Credits Analysis, Top Ten Movies, 1971 and 2001 K. Movie Genre Analysis Notes Index
