<b>A fully revised edition of the popular guide to Hollywood finances, updated to reflect even newer films and trends</b><br><br>In a <i>Freakonomics</i>-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 flops, while he answers a surprisingly difficult question: How do the studiosmake their money?<br><br>In this, a revised and updated edition <i>The Hollywood Economist</i>, we learn:<br><br><b>+ The future of Netflix: Why the “next big thing” now seems in such deep trouble...<br><br>+ What it costs to insure Nicole Kidman's right knee…<br><br>+ How Hollywood manipulates Wall Street, including the story of the acquisition of MGM… wherein a consortium of banks and hedge funds lost some $5 billion… while Hollywood made millions.<br><br>+ Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is considered a contract genius…<br><br>+ The fate of serious fare: How HBO, AMC, and Showtime have found ways to make money offer adult drama, while the Hollywood studios prefer to cater to teen audiences.</b>