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Also by Edward Jay Epstein:

The Hollywood Economist, February 2010
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The Big Picture, January 2006
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THE HOLLYWOOD ECONOMIST
By: Edward Jay Epstein

Melville House Publishing
February 2010
On Sale: January 26, 2010
240 pages
ISBN: 1933633840
EAN: 9781933633848
Paperback
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In a Freakonomics meets Hollywood saga, veteran investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein goes undercover to explore Hollywood’s “invisible money machine,” probing the dazzlingly complicated finances behind the hits and the flops, while he answers the surprisingly puzzling question: How do the studios make their money?Along the way we also learn much about star system and what makes the business tick: + What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman’s right knee ...+ How and why the studios harvest silver from old film prints ...+ Why stars do—or don’t do—their own stunts ...+ Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius ...+ How Hollywood goes about doping outside investors and hedge fund managers ...+ Why Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is considered a “masterpiece” of financing ...

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