Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood's (Creative) Accounting Practices, 2nd ed.

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?These three authors? knowledge of the nuances of movie and television accounting shines through the pages of this book, which is sure to become a standard reference in this field.? - Harold L. Vogel, author, Entertainment Industry Economics The distribution of a motion picture's ?profits? is, for most filmmakers, a murky, labyrinthing domain ruled by studio/distributor accountants and lawyers. 2nd edition, Revised and Updated Movie Money unravels, demystifies, and clearly explains the film industry's unique, arcane, ?creative? accounting practices. It examines a film's various revenue-generating and revenue-consuming components and presents numerous film-industry definitions of ?gross? and ?net? profits and the many ways in which these figures are calculated. It also provides in-depth discussions of the various aspects of profit participation ? terminology, accounting practices, and deal practices ? along with chapters on audits, claims, and negotiating tips and tricks. This seco