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peppertree

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2. The old Hollywood accounting

Reply to Xavier Breath (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 3, 2023, 10:11 PM

Nov 2023

Remember the Lord (some say, Bored) of the Rings franchise?

The Tolkiens didn't see a penny of the (billions) in profits, thanks to - you guessed it: Hollywood accounting.

Or rather, Hollywood magic.

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I remember some years back reading an article about net points. Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #1

The old Hollywood accounting peppertree Nov 2023 #2

Winston Groom, author of Forest Grump, had a similar experience. shrike3 Nov 2023 #3

'Remember,' a wise man once told me: 'Gross, not net' peppertree Nov 2023 #4

Yep. Winston said he learned the hard way. shrike3 Nov 2023 #5