{"product_id":"9781466841864","title":"The Gross: The Hits, The Flops: The Summer That Ate Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gross\u003c\/i\u003e is an all-access pass to the movers, shakers, and fakers who make Hollywood run. Tinseltown is an edgy place where risk-taking is a way of life—and the risks now run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Summertime, when the studios unfurl their most expensive and effects-laden \"tent-pole pictures,\" has become the only season in which Hollywood makes money, and so, as this book illustrates, the summer season provides an ideal microcosm for scrutinizing the mega-budget-driven revolution that has forever changed the movie business. Bart interviews all the key players, including studio executives, producers, directors, and stars, to show how creativity and commerce hang in a dangerous balance in the new Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129819119856,"sku":"9781466841864","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466841864_p0.jpg?v=1769891283","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466841864","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}