>>>>>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110707/03264014993/riaa-accounting-how-to-sell-1-million-albums-still-owe-500000.shtml >>>> >>>>The movie business operates the same way. You can do boffo box office, a certifiable hit, and by the time the accountants are done with it it lost money. >>> >>>Not necessarily. That only happens when the actors or writers have contracted for a percentage of the profits. >> >>No, that's not the only time it happens. Of course the studios are more motivated to monkey with the numbers when someone is in line for a %. >> >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting > >Guess I should have used a smilie. > >BTW, I was at the Jays game last night (the 14th). What a fun game! Unfortunately, Bautista got hurt, but 16-7 Jays. What a hoot!
Gotta love a 16-7 game. Bartolo Colon, phone home....