LEADER 03436nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910454935703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-04492-4 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674044920 035 $a(CKB)1000000000786867 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050944 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000172598 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196767 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172598 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10151934 035 $a(PQKB)10149528 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300041 035 $a(DE-B1597)457796 035 $a(OCoLC)1032693305 035 $a(OCoLC)1049618697 035 $a(OCoLC)1054879497 035 $a(OCoLC)979588115 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674044920 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300041 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312746 035 $a(OCoLC)923108768 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000786867 100 $a20050330d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHollywood's road to riches$b[electronic resource] /$fDavid Waterman 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 393 p. )$cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-01945-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 325-381) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tFigures and Tables --$tPreface --$tIntroduction: American Success --$t1. The Players --$t2. Television: A Parting of the Ways --$t3. The Pay Media: A Shower of Money --$t4. Controlling the Release Sequence --$t5. Rising American Dominance --$t6. What Has Hollywood Done with the Money? --$t7. Hollywood's Digital Future --$tAppendixes --$tA. Market Shares of Domestic Box Office/ Rentals and Video Revenues --$tB. Stability of World Theatrical Rentals, 1948-1975 --$tC. U.S. Distributor Revenue by Source --$tD. Prices, Distributor Revenue, and Viewing Estimates, 1948, 1975, and 2002 --$tE. Video Windows, 1988-2002 --$tF. Comparative Analysis of Movie Industries and Trade in the United States and the EUJ5 Countries, Statistical Data, 1950-2003 --$tG. Determinants of U.S. Box Office Market Shares in the EUJ5, 1950-2003 --$tH. Movie Production Costs and Animated Movie Data --$tI. Motion Picture Industry Employment --$tJ. Credits Analysis, Top Ten Movies, 1971 and 2001 --$tK. Movie Genre Analysis --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aCombining 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. 606 $aMotion picture industry$zUnited States 606 $aMotion pictures$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMotion picture industry 615 0$aMotion pictures$xEconomic aspects 676 $a384/.83/0973 686 $aAP 58000$2rvk 700 $aWaterman$b David$f1947-$01026143 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454935703321 996 $aHollywood's road to riches$92440893 997 $aUNINA