Hollywood Stars Payback (the returns for every $ they earn)

This is a useful link for fairly recent figures on Hollywood stars and how much their films earn for every dollar spent on them. This could be helpful for star case studies, etc.
http://www.forbes.com/media/2008/07/22/star-salary-roi-biz-media-cz_dp_ph_0722payback.html

Hollywood's most expensive stars- they returned poor box office per dollar earned by them.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/12/business/12Forbes-actors.php

In pictures, with relevant information
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/12/business/12Forbes-actors.php

Film Reference - an encyclopedia of stars, directors, national cinema, etc.

This is a very useful starting point for studies on a director, star, national cinema, fandom, etc.

http://www.filmreference.com/index.html

Stars - research task for next week

Research task for discussion next week.

Stars to produce a case study on how a star is presented in different ways in the media. Make these studies valuable.

Performance – what kinds of films are they associated with and what types of roles do they fill? What is their relationship with Hollywood or the British film industry?

Who are the key stars in contemporary Hollywood? Why?

(Include a range of promotional/press pictures and film posters to aid your discussion.)

Cinematical - an important website for researching films

The articles, categories and links associated with this site make it indispensible for FS2 case studies, etc. See the permanent linke in the FS2 links on the right, too.

http://www.cinematical.com/category/distribution/

Top Earning Hollywood Stars over 35

http://www.forbes.com/media/2007/11/14/hollywood-movies-celebrity-cx_lh_1114celebactors_slide.html?boxes=relstories

Which Stars Are The Best Value In Hollywood?

The following information is important for FS2. There are some suprising results here as some Hollywood stars return more bucks for their pay-cheques at the box office than others. To find out which stars return the biggest bang for the dollar click below.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/03/celebrities-hollywood-movies-biz-cz_dp_0806starpayback.html

Once you get to Forbes' page also scroll down to the bottom for "In Pictures: The Best Actors For The Buck".