Invited Commentary---Making Sense of These Million-Dollar Babies---Rationale Behind Superstar Profit Participation Contracts

The article by Eliashberg et al. (2006) provides a comprehensive review of current research on the motion picture industry, with a special focus on managerially relevant issues on the supply side. It walks the readers through the three distinct stages in the movie value chain of production, distribution, and theatrical exhibition, and it points out promising avenues of future research. The contractual issues between talents and the stu-

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