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THE RECORD 2026 SUMMER BOX OFFICE: ONLY EVENT TITLES WON
I know that almost every entertainment or film-related trade publication, blog, LiveStream, Space, X Live, Instagram Live, Facebook Live, LinkedIn Live, Substack, Live Video, and box office fan has already weighed in on Summer 2026’s record...
THE $2 MILLION DOLLAR RULE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THE FILM AND TV PRODUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND SPECIFICALLY LOS ANGELES
The U.S. Congress is drafting an industry game-changing Federal Film and TV Tax Incentive bill that answers the question everyone is asking. What will the legislators get right and wrong?
I am publishing this post one day early as breaking...
WAITING IS EVERYTHING AND MOST OF THE JOB - BEING A PRODUCER
Photo by Randy Greenberg
The monitor reads STBY. Standby. Most of this job is that.
Happy Labor Day Everyone! Thank you again for being subscribers to this Business of Entertainment substack.
As it is Labor Day, I have taken the day off...
PRODUCERS ARE NOT MANAGEMENT ANYMORE. THE RULE STILL SAYS THEY ARE. PART TWO OF TWO.
On Monday I laid out the numbers. A director on a theatrical picture has a guaranteed two-week preparation period worth $50,428 before a frame is shot, and it is not negotiable downward. A career producer has a customary development fee of...
DIRECTORS GET TWO WEEKS GUARANTEED. PRODUCERS GET ZILCH. PART ONE OF TWO.
In August 1967 the Producers Guild of America put six items on its negotiating list.
A guild shop. A pension plan. Health and welfare. Credit for producers. Residuals. And minimum compensation matching what directors were getting, which wa...
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