03216nam 2200649 a 450 991080835210332120200520144314.01-134-38237-51-134-38238-30-429-23318-30-203-48997-71-280-23681-7978661023681710.4324/9780203489970 (CKB)1000000000445119(EBL)182573(OCoLC)252733791(SSID)ssj0000172573(PQKBManifestationID)11180115(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172573(PQKBWorkID)10150749(PQKB)11524684(MiAaPQ)EBC182573(Au-PeEL)EBL182573(CaPaEBR)ebr10101167(CaONFJC)MIL23681(OCoLC)1000437778(EXLCZ)99100000000044511920030512d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHollywood economics how extreme uncertainty shapes the film industry /Arthur De Vany1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20041 online resource (328 p.)Contemporary political economy seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-31261-2 0-415-31260-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-304) and index.The market for motion pictures : rank, revenue and survival -- Bose-Einstein dynamics and adaptive contracting in the motion picture industry -- Quality evaluations and the breakdown of statistical herding in the dynamics of box-office revenue -- Uncertainty in the movie industry : can star power reduce the terror of the box office? -- Does Hollywood make too many R-rated movies? : risk, stochastic dominance and the illusion of expectation -- Big budgets, big openings and legs : analysis of the blockbuster strategy -- Motion picture antitrust : the Paramount cases revisited -- Was antitrust action that broke up the movie studios good for the movies? : evidence from the stock market -- Stochastic market structure : concentration measures and motion picture antitrust -- Motion picture profit, the stable Paretian hypothesis and the curse of the superstar -- Contracting with stars when "nobody knows anything" -- How extreme uncertainty shapes the movie business -- Epilogue : can you manage a business when "nobody knows anything"?Movies expected to perform well can flop, whilst independent movies with low budgets can be wildly successful. In this superb new book, De Vany casts his expert eye over all aspects of the business and presents some intriguing conclusions. Contemporary political economy series.Motion picture industryEconomic aspectsUnited StatesMotion picture industryEconomic aspects384/.83/0973De Vany Arthur S1185289MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808352103321Hollywood economics4053707UNINA