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A completely revised edition of the most popular guide to Hollywood finances, updated to replicate actually newer movies and trendsIn a Freakonomics-meets-Hollywood tale, experienced investigative writer Edward Jay Epstein goes undercover to discover Hollywood’s “invisible money device,” searching the intensely complex finances behind the hits and flops, while he replies a remarkably hard problem: How do the studiosmake their money?Within this, a revised and updated edition The Hollywood Economist, we discover:+ The continuing future of Netflix: Why the “next large thing” today appears such serious issues,+ What it costs to guarantee Nicole Kidman’s correct knee…+ How Hollywood manipulates Wall Street, including the tale of the purchase of MGM… whereby a range of banks and hedge funds dropped some $5 billion… while Hollywood created millions.+ Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is recognized as a deal genius…+ The destiny of severe cost: How HBO, AMC, and Showtime have discovered methods to earn money present person crisis, as the Hollywood companies would rather focus on adolescent viewers.