Title: Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood's (Creative) Accounting Practices
Publisher: Silman-James Press,U.S.
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1879505339
ISBN 13: 9781879505339
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good

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Examining the numerous film industry definitions of "gross" and "net" profits, and the many ways in which these figures are calculated, this book attempts to unravel and explain the business' arcane "creative" accounting practices.

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When columnist Art Buchwald sued Paramount for plagiarism and breach of contract over the 1988 film Coming to America, a by-product was the revelation that Hollywood's accounting practices are more than slightly deceptive. That movie grossed $350 million worldwide, but Paramount was able to claim that the movie failed to show a profit. Daniels and his coauthors shed light on the issue. One coauthor, David Leedy, was a CPA with an admitted grudge when he self-published a 1980 booklet Motion Picture Distribution--An Accountant's Perspective. He sold more than 5,000 copies out of a post office box in Hollywood. In 1990, he updated his guide, relying on revelations that came out of the Buchwald case, but a finished book never made it to market. This newest, more polished version is a result of a collaboration between Leedy and Daniels, an entertainment journalist, and Steven Sills, head of a Hollywood auditing firm. The authors target "entertainment professionals" as their intended audience, but Movie Money will fascinate anyone interested in show business. David Rouse

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