Hollywood's road to riches / David Waterman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waterman, David, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--United States.

Motion picture industry.

Motion pictures--Economic aspects--United States.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 393 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Combining 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.

Contents:

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

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-381) and index.

ISBN:

9780674044920

0674044924

OCLC:

1032693305