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Movie Budgets

An Economist on the Oscars

David Berri | Posted 04.29.2013 | Entertainment
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David Berri

Despite what seems like a clear endorsement by the customers of this industry, the Avengers was ignored by the Oscars. Perhaps this is just because I am an economist, but this strikes me as odd.

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'Preposterous And Embarrassing': J.J. Abrams Talks Movie Budgets

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 08.14.2012 | Entertainment
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J.J. Abrams directed big-budget spectacles like "Mission: Impossible 3" and "Star Trek," but even he knows movie costs are out of control. "It is p...

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Movie Ticket Sales Hit Record

Los Angeles Times | Josh Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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In Hollywood, the math is never simple. Worldwide box-office revenue rose to record levels last year, the studios' main trade group said Wednesday --...

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