Hollyweird would’ve been bankrupt a decade ago if the copyrighted works of old that they continue to profit from had lapsed into the public domain AS WAS AGREED at the time of creation and sponsorship.
They have “classics” made by dead people that still bring in the dollars on cable, broadcast tv, home video, and limited theatrical rerlease, plus merchandising.
There aren’t as many “classics” from the past 40 years. The goal today is make your money back in the first week or bury it.
I hope the strike ends. They do make a bucket load of money — the celebs, directors, producers, — all the top people make way too much money.
Someone tell me why Brad Pitt is worth over $100 million? He’s talentless and his HO is worth about $70 million to tell US how to live our lives?
I really really hate celebs, and idiots like them make my blood boil. They should NOT have that kind of money.