A fully revised edition of the popular guide to Hollywood finances, updated to reflect even newer films and trends In a Freakonomics-meets-Hollywood saga, veteran investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein goes undercover to explore Hollywood?s ?invisible money machine,? probing the dazzlingly complicated finances behind the hits and flops, while he answers a surprisingly difficult question: How do the studiosmake their money? In this, a revised and updated edition The Hollywood Economist, we learn: + The future of Netflix: Why the ?next big thing? now seems in such deep trouble... + What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman?s right knee? + How Hollywood manipulates Wall Street, including the story of the acquisition of MGM? wherein a consortium of banks and hedge funds lost some $5 billion? while Hollywood made millions. + Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius? + The fate of serious fare: How HBO, AMC, and Showtime have found ways to make money offer adult drama, while the Hollywood studios prefer to cater to teen audiences. Read more... ReadMore and Download
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