So Why Is Most Of Hollywood Out Of Work?
According to BoxOffice.com, 2009's domestic cume has already topped 2008's record haul of $9.626 million from January 1 to December 31, 2008. More on Monday when actuals come in...
LINK to Deadline Hollywood
EDIT:
My friend John made the point that part of the cause of Hollywood industry unemployment is 'runaway' production -- that is, Film & TV shows are going to shoot in other states such as Michigan, New Mexico, or North Carolina that offer substantial rebates and/or tax incentives. In an attempt to counteract this, California has recently passed some of our own tax incentives...
Another big factor is that smaller (independent) movies seem to be getting squeezed in favor of huge blockbusters. So, there is a lot of money being spent, but on fewer movies being made which means less jobs for the working actor/crewman.
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