Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood's (Creative) Accounting Practices

by Bill Daniels

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. Movie Money is a must-read for all film producers, directors, writers, and actors.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Film, Accounting

299 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Christine]

Clear overview of backend for movies.

[Alicia]

Great book for anyone who wants to understand the business side of the entertainment industry.