We present an empirical analysis of product differentiation using a new dynamic panel data set on film programming … choice in a major U.S. metropolitan motion-pictures exhibition market. Using these data, we compute two measures of film …

Why have some movie directors made classic early films, but subsequently failed to match their initial successes … development of film, and can resolve previously elusive questions about the creative life cycles of individual filmmakers …

tradition and the financial success of films. We combine a unique catalog of local tales, myths, and legends around the world … with data on international movie screenings and revenues. First, we quantify the similarity between movies' plots and … traditional motifs employing machine learning techniques. Comparing the same movie across different markets, we establish that …

tariffs. We find a significant reduction in US movie revenue in regions more exposed to the Trump tariffs, but no …

copies. An interdependent system jointly estimates movie screens, revenues, downloads, and available illegal copies with … movie, higher quality illegal copies demonstrate a positive effect on revenues (sampling). In the post-launch period …

of Twitter messages, we use an algorithm that calculates the sentiment regarding each film prior to, and after its … release date via emotional valence to understand whether these opinions affect box office opening and retail movie unit (DVD … retail movie unit sales …

coverage to benefit companies in the same group. We test for bias by examining movie reviews by media outlets owned by News … conflict of interest within a movie aggregator does not lead to bias either. We conclude that media reputation in this …

film to educate their audiences. Their greatest innovations came in their first films, as Welles made the revolutionary … Citizen Kane when he was 26, and Godard made the equally revolutionary Breathless when he was 30. Film thus provides yet …

-office revenues per movie. The data thus appear to reject the bilateral-fixed-export-cost model in favor of the global …

Two great movie directors were both born in 1930. One of them, Jean-Luc Godard, revolutionized filmmaking during his 30 …s, and declined in creativity thereafter. In contrast, Clint Eastwood did not direct his first movie until he had passed … dominated a number of artistic activities, the strong representation of experimental innovators among the greatest film …