Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment
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Bacon, Kevin
Baker, Stephen
BAM (Major League Baseball Advanced Media)
Barbershop
Barça. See FC Barcelona
Barnes & Noble
baseball. See Major League Baseball (MLB); Major League Baseball Advanced Media (BAM)
Baumgartner, Felix
Beane, Douglas Carter
Beats
Beckham, David
as a brand
Calderón on
Carter on
Los Angeles Galaxy and
Manchester United and
Real Madrid and
Belvedere Vodka
Berkman, Ben
Berman, Steve
Bernabéu, President
Bertelsmann
Best Buy
Beyoncé
Bezos, Jeff
Bieber, Justin
Big Machine Records
BigChampagne
Billboard
Bing
Blade sequel
Blair Witch Project, The
Bledsoe, Drew
Blind Side, The
Blink (Gladwell)
Blockbuster
blockbuster strategies
constraints on
in consumer electronics
digital technology and
for films. See event-film strategy
marketing and
nightlife entrepreneurs and
opting out of
partnerships between content producers and corporations
publishers use of
risk-averse strategies vs.
superstar-acquisition model and
of Victoria’s Secret
blockbuster trap
Blueprint 3, The (Jay-Z)
Boca Juniors. See Club Atlético Boca Juniors
Bogdanovich, Peter
Bohème, La
Bombonera, La
bonus fee structure
book publishers. See publishers
Borchetta, Scott
Borders
Born This Way (Lady Gaga)
Bosh, Chris
Bourne Legacy, The
Bourne Ultimatum, The
Bowman, Bob
Apple and
desire to be a technology leader
on developing products
on taking risks
Boxenbaum, David
on all-rights deals
on development of artists
on “good” artists
Octone Records and
on piracy
on risk in uplifting albums
Boylan, Jim
Brady, Tom
Branch, Michelle
Braun, Scooter
Brave
Bravo
Broadway productions
Bruckheimer, Jerry
Buffett, Warren
Bug’s Life, A
bundling
Burberry
CAA
Cable Guy, The
cable operators
Cablevision
Calderón, Ramón
Call of Duty
Campbell, Bobby
Canon
Captain America
Carell, Steve
Carlos, Roberto
Carloss, Alex
Carmen
Carol’s Daughter
Carreras, José
Carrey, Jim
Cars
Carter, Maverick
Carter, Shawn. See Jay-Z
Carter, Troy
Cashmere Mafia
Casillas, Iker
Cassel, Matt
Castle Rock Entertainment
Cat Who Went to Paris, The (Gethers)
Caves, Richard
CBS
NFL and
TV Everywhere and
Victoria’s Secret and
YouTube and
celebrity endorsements. See also specific celebrities
Challenger
Chaplin, Charlie
Charlie Bit My Finger—Again!
Chelsea FC
Chen, Steve
Chernin, Peter
Clash of the Titans
Clooney, George
Club Atlético Boca Juniors
CNN
co-financed movies
Colaco, Jean-Paul
Colbert Report, The
Colgate-Palmolive
Comcast
comedians
Comedy Central
Comedy Shaq Network
comic-book heroes
Comic-Con
compensation models. See talent compensation models
comScore
consumer electronics
consumer-products licensing
contracts
first-look
longer-term with newly signed talent
renegotiation of
studio system and
Cook, Philip
Courtyard Management
CoverGirl
Cowell, Simon
CPM rates
Creative Artists Agency
creative talent
preference for established producers
as product attributes
salaries determined by relative performance of
superstar-acquisition model and
talent life cycle of
winner-take-all markets and
See also superstars; talent-development models
Creep (Radiohead)
critics
Crosby, Bing
Cruise, Tom
controversial behavior of
at height of popularity
Jerry Maguire
MGM’s deal with
Mission: Impossible
Wagner and
cumulative-advantage process
Cuneo, Peter
Cyrus, Miley
Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The
Dalis, Irene
Damon, Matt
Dance On (YouTube channel)
Daredevil
Dark Knight, The
Davenport, Lindsay
Davis, Bette
Davis, Clive
Days of Thunder
DC Comics
de Havilland, Olivia
Deadmau5
Decoded (Jay-Z)
Def Jam Records
DeGraw, Gavin
Depp, Johnny
Desperate Housewives
Dewey (Myron)
bidding war for
blockbuster strategy and
marketing of
Dewey Readmore Books
Dewey’s Nine Lives (Myron and Witter)
Diener, James
on artists as brands
background of
on development of artists
Octone Records and
digital channels
BAM and
blockbuster strategies and
long-tail theory on
unbundling in
digital distribution
BAM and
bundle of benefits from
Lady Gaga and
Met’s Live in HD program and
NFL and
opera and
piracy and
Radiohead’s self-release of album
unbundling and
digital technology
blockbuster strategies and
content producers and challenges from
“fair” pricing and
as fueling concentration in marketplace
lower costs and
marketing and
online businesses and
winner-take-all dynamic of
See also digital channels; digital distribution
DirecTV
Disney. See Walt Disney Studios
Disney Channel
distribution
digital (See digital distribution)
limited-release strategy and
music industry and
push strategy and
wide rele
ase strategy and
DJ Mag
DJ market
Djokovic, Novak
Domingo, Plácido
double jeopardy
Downey, Robert, Jr.
Dr. Dre
DreamWorks
Droga5
Droga, David. See also Droga5
Duracell
DVD sales
EA (Electronics Arts)
Eastwood, Clint
Ebersol, Dick
Edge, Bryce
Edge of Glory, The (Lady Gaga)
editors’ relationships with literary agents
Efron, Zac
Eisenbud, Max
Electric Daisy Carnival
electronics, consumer
Electronics Arts (EA)
Elizabeth Arden
EMI
Eminem
endorsements, celebrity. See celebrity endorsements
Enemy of the State
English Premier League games
entertainment industry
competition for star talent
difficulty forecasting demand
limited-release strategy and
long-tail theory vs. winner-take-all market of
role of broad portfolio in
talent-development models in
See also movie industry; music industry; publishers
Entertainment Weekly
equity-sharing agreement
ER
ESPN
BAM and
NFL and
product for mobile phones
ranking of world’s best-paying sports teams
streaming technology and
ESPN Mobile
Essex, Andrew. See also Droga5
event-film strategy
big bets vs. small bets in
digital technology and
focus on four-quadrant movies
global markets and
Horn on
marketing and
motivations for
opening weekends and
opting out of
proper execution of
risks of
typical pattern of costs and profits in
at Warner Bros.
wide release strategy and
exhibitors, negotiations with
Facebook
Burberry and
Decoded campaign and
The Hunger Games and
Lady Gaga and
wide releases and
Fairbanks, Douglas
Fallon, Jimmy
FarmVille
FC Barcelona
debt of
development and acquisition of talent
Figo and
Gago and
Neymar and
rewarding of superstars
salary of average player
Federer, Roger
Fenway Sports Group
Ferguson, Alex
Ferrell, Will
Few Good Men, A
Fey, Tina
50 Cent
Fifty Shades of Grey (James)
Figo, Luís
film industry. See movie industry
Finding Nemo
Fink, Laurence
Firm, The
first-look contracts
fixed-fee payment
Flipped
Flyleaf
Fogel, Arthur
Folguera, Carles
Forbes
Formal Theories of Mass Behavior (McPhee)
Forssell, Andy
40/40 nightclubs
42 Entertainment
four-quadrant movies
Fox
BAM and
Hulu and
News Corp. and
NFL and
scheduling by
See also specific Fox shows
franchise characters
Frank, Robert
Friends
front-list titles
FX
Gaffigan, Jim
GagaVille
Gago, Fernando
Galácticos strategy
Gaspin, Jeff
Gelb, Peter
Geller, Jonny
Germanotta, Stefani. See Lady Gaga
Get Smart
Gethers, Peter
Giggs, Ryan
Gill, David
Gilt Groupe
Gladwell, Malcolm
Glee
Gockley, David
Goldblum, Jeff
Golden Raspberry Awards
Goldman, William
Gomez, Selena
Gonzalez, Angel
Goodell, Roger
Goodwin, Aaron
Google. See also YouTube
Gosling, Ryan
Gran Torino
Grand Central Publishing
grassroots-release strategy. See limited-release strategy
Grau, Julie
Green, Cee Lo
Grey, Brad
Grey’s Anatomy
Griffith, D. W.
Grogan, John
Guardiola, Josep “Pep”
Guetta, David
Hackman, Gene
Hail to the Thief (Radiohead)
Hamilton, Gavin
Hands All Over (Maroon 5)
Hangover, The
as an event-film
costs and revenues for
sequel
success of
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus
Happy Feet
Harbach, Chad
Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter movies
substantial investments in
success of
Hawk, Tony
HBO
Heartbeats
Heaven’s Gate
Hemlock Grove
Herbert, Vincent
Heyman, David
Hinton, Holly
Hirschorn, Michael
H&M
Hocking, Amanda
Hollywood Records
Holmes, Katie
Honda
Hope, Bob
Horn, Alan
on actors and casting decisions
on back-end deals
Castle Rock Entertainment and
on digital technology
event-film strategy and
on Harry Potter
on negotiations with exhibitors
on new technologies
on opening weekends
on Speed Racer
on split revenues with investors
Walt Disney and
House
House of Cards
Houston, Whitney
How to Live with a Neurotic Cat (Baker)
Hudgens, Vanessa
Hufford, Chris
Hulk, The
Hulu
advertising and
business model of
cable operators and
flexibility for users
initial reactions to
licensing of shows to
NBC and
Hulu Plus
Hunger Games, The
Hurley, Chad
I Am (Tolcher)
Ibrahimović, Zlatan
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)
Iger, Bob
IMG
branding and
experience of
Sharapova and
IMG Models
In Rainbows (Radiohead)
Inception
Incredibles, The
Independence Day
indie labels
Iniesta, Andrés
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
Interscope
Iovine, Jimmy
Iron Lady, The
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3
Island Records
It Won’t Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
iTunes Store
Jackson, Chris
James, E. L.
James, LeBron
James, Steve
Jay-Z
The Blueprint 3
Carter on
Decoded
endorsements and
investments of
LeBron James and
net worth of
Watch the Throne
YouTube channel of
Jimmy Kimmel
Jobs, Steve
John Carter
Jones, Tommy Lee
Jordan, Michael
Judas (Lady Gaga)
Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
Juventus
Kansas City Chiefs
Karim, Jawed
Kaskade
Keds
Kelley, David E.
Keys, Alicia
Kid A (Radiohead)
Kilar, Jason
Kilmer, Val
Klemmer, Anders
Kohan, Jenji
Kosztolnyik, Karen
Kournikova, Anna
Kroes, Doutzen
Kutcher, Ashton
Kyncl, Robert
LA Galaxy. See Los Angeles Galaxy
LaBeouf, Shia
Lady Gaga
all-rights deal with Interscope
background of
Born This Way
Def Jam Records and
gay community and
Judas
Just Dance
limited-release strategy and
Monster Ball tour of
net deal of
partnerships with companies
Poker Face
signing to label
social media and
success of
Transmission
Land Rover
Laporta, Joan
Last Call with Carson Daly
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Lawrence, Jennifer
Lazy Sunday
Lear, Norman
Ledger, Heath
Leno, Jay
Lenovo
Levine, Adam. See also Maroon 5
Levine, James
license fees
Lie to Me
Life and Times (YouTube channel)
Life as We Know It
Lima, Ronaldo Luís Nazário de (“Ronaldo”)
Limited Brands
limited-release strategy
lingerie
Lions for Lambs
Lipson, Howard
Lipstick Jungle
literary agents
Live at the Beacon Theater
Live Nation
Liverpool FC
Lone Star
Long Tail, The (Anderson)
long-tail theory
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Lakers
Losers, The
Lottery Ticket
Louis C.K.
LRMR
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
MAC Cosmetics
MacBook Pro
Macmillan
Macri, Mauricio
Macworld
Macy’s
Madonna
Mafia Wars
Magic Flute, The
mainstream release strategy. See wide release strategy
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Major League Baseball Advanced Media (BAM)
managing-for-margins strategy. See risk-averse strategies
Manchester City
Manchester United
brand value of
debt of
development and acquisition of talent
ESPN’s ranking of
FC Barcelona and
revenues of
Ronaldo and
Mansour, Sheikh
Maradona, Diego Armando
Marc Ecko Enterprises
marketing
blockbuster-focused