The Hollywood Economist 2

The Hollywood Economist 2.0- The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies

Edward Jay Epstein | ISBN: 1612190502 | 2012 | MOBI + PDF |

Publication Date: January 24, 2012
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 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 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.