The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies

This is a great book if you really want to learn how movie studios make their money. I know of some economics but I am not a wiz.

Epstein really breaks it down and it is a quick read. It's is a little disheartening that real thought-provoking movies are going to be few and far in between since they don't make any real money. Looks like it'll still be style over substance because style sells like mad.

A very good read on the unseen realities of Hollywood. Always insightful and surprising, never tabloid-y. It changed the way I think about movies.

This is a great book if you really want to learn how movie studios make their money. I know of some economics but I am not a wiz.

Epstein really breaks it down and it is a quick read. It's is a little disheartening that real thought-provoking movies are going to be few and far in between since they don't make any real money. Looks like it'll still be style over substance because style sells like mad.

This is a great book if you really want to learn how movie studios make their money. I know of some economics but I am not a wiz.

Epstein really breaks it down and it is a quick read. It's is a little disheartening that real thought-provoking movies are going to be few and far in between since they don't make any real money. Looks like it'll still be style over substance because style sells like mad.

Interesting look at the money side of Hollywood. Through examining the business side of blockbuster, Epstein reveals some of the strange accounting tricks that studios use to make money but also provides answers to questions like: why are the villains in films increasingly white Americans working for corporates? why has the middle sized budget film disappeared in Hollywood? Why do so many average Canadian actors get parts?

Unsurprisingly, it all comes down to filthy lucre.

However, while he knows his stuff, I can't help feeling the book would have been greatly enlivened by some juicy anecdotes or case studies. Moreover, this is more a book about finance and accountancy than economics. Nonetheless, a interesting quick read.