Hollywood's Road to Riches

Intro -- Contents -- List of 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 Sharesin 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.