03399nam 2200637 a 450 991081990940332120240416145356.00-674-04492-410.4159/9780674044920(CKB)1000000000786867(StDuBDS)AH23050944(SSID)ssj0000172598(PQKBManifestationID)11196767(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172598(PQKBWorkID)10151934(PQKB)10149528(MiAaPQ)EBC3300041(DE-B1597)457796(OCoLC)1032693305(OCoLC)1049618697(OCoLC)1054879497(OCoLC)979588115(DE-B1597)9780674044920(Au-PeEL)EBL3300041(CaPaEBR)ebr10312746(OCoLC)923108768(EXLCZ)99100000000078686720050330d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrHollywood's road to riches /David Waterman1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20051 online resource (xvi, 393 p. )illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-01945-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-381) and index.Front matter --Contents --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 Shares in 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 --IndexCombining historical and economic analysis, this book shows how, beginning in the 1950's, 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. At the same time, the book asks how the economic forces leading to this success--the forces of audience demand, technology, and high risk--have combined to change the kinds of movies Hollywood produces.Motion picture industryUnited StatesMotion picturesEconomic aspectsUnited StatesMotion picture industryMotion picturesEconomic aspects384/.83/0973AP 58000rvkWaterman David1947-1706507MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819909403321Hollywood's road to riches4093969UNINA