Two orphaned brothers, distant relatives of mine, as everybody they knew, including both of my grandfathers to give them $50 for partnership. One grandfather supposedly told the Warner Bros., "who the f* would pay a nickel to watch shadows on the wall?". Arthur De Vany has tried to use economics techniques to figure out which movies fade from view very quickly and which have the staying power to become big profit makers.
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
