Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences
Includes the Academy Awards Database, the IMPC Credits Database, the Margaret Herrick Library, a list of
publications and posters, and much more.
The Big Picture : the new logic of money and power in Hollywood
By Edward Jay Epstein. New York : Random House, c2005.
PN1993.5.U65 E67 2005 - Regenstein Stacks
A Concise Handbook of Movie Industry Economics
Edited by Charles C. Moul. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
PN1993.5.U6 C66 2005 - Regenstein Stacks
An Economic History of Film
By John Sedgwick & Michael Pokorny. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
PN1993.5.U6S46 2004 - Regenstein Stacks
Entertainment Industry Economics : a guide for financial analysis
By Harold L. Vogel. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
PN1590.F55 V6 2004 - Regenstein Stacks
Factiva
Contains many leisure and arts industry trade journals.
The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures
A trade history and industry guide book. Includes listings of movie
theaters, etc. as well as movie studio information. Goes back to 1918,
our holdings end in 1970.
PN1993.3.F48 - Regenstein Stacks, also on
microfilm microfmPN1993.3.F48 - Regenstein, Microforms, Floor 3
Film
Finance & Distribution: a dictionary of terms
Located in Regenstein Library - PN1993.5.U6C6350 1992 Gen
Film
Literature Index
Also in paper: Z5784.M9F48, located in 3rd floor Reading Room, Regenstein
Library. A companion volume, Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals,
1930-1971 (call # Z5784.M9B34 RR3) covers the earlier literature.
Global
Entertainment and Media Outlook
Forecasts and economic analyses.
Located in Regenstein Library - HF5439.M267 G66 2000/04 RR. There
is also a CD-ROM version located at Regenstein Circulation - [CDRom]HF5439.M267G66
Global
Market Information Database
Contains market reports on "Film Production" in France, Germany, the
U.K., and the U.S.A. Also provides statistics on films in almost every
country of the world.
Hollywood's Road to Riches
By David Waterman. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
PN1993.5.U6 W39 2005 - Regenstein Stacks
Independent Film & Television
Alliance
Trade association for the independent film and television industry.
International
Index to Film Periodicals
International
Index to the Performing Arts
Indexes more than 200 scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals.
Note the Subject Category "Film -Business/Finance/Sales".
International
Motion Picture Almanac
Located in Regenstein Library - Reading Rm, floor 1 PN1993.3.I62 (older
editions located in the general bookstacks).
The
International Movie Industry
Edited by Gorham Kindem. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2000.
PN1993.5.A1 I54 2000 - Regenstein Stacks
Investext
Plus
Provides access to analysts reports. Enter a "Keyword Search"
on "film" or something more specific.In order to avoid photographic
film you may also want to use the "Industry Search" box. There
you will find such categories as "Broadcasting/Cable TV" and
"Leisure/Recreation".
Mintel Reports
Market research reports.
Attention first time users: Access is restrcted to current students, faculty and staff. You must register
with Mintel before you receive full access to the database. Registration allows you to save searches for
later use but will not allow you to access Mintel from off-campus without using the proxy server. Please
use a University of Chicago email address when registering.
Motion Picture Association
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its international
counterpart the Motion Picture Association (MPA) may be accessed here.
They will quickly email you detailed market reports such as the "U.S.
Entertainment Industry....Market Statistics" for free. The site also
provides detailed information on legislation, copyright information,
piracy, etc.
MRQE: movie review query engine
National Association
of Theatre Owners - Statistics
Provides statistics on U.S. box office, admissions, ticket prices, movie screens, etc.
OneSource
Global Business Browser (GSB restricted).
Service Annual Survey
From the U.S. Census Bureau. There are statistics on various industries
within the "Art, Entertainment, and Recreation Services" section of this report.
Standard and Poor's Net Advantage
S&P Net Advantage contains S&P Industry Surveys.
