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Determinants of return on investment within Hollywood films by Shifman, Jake

This study seeks to determine which attributes of a film affect a measure of its rate of return when using data for both foreign and domestic box office sales. The data from a previous study by Brewer, Kelley and Jozefowicz is used, with the dependent variable adjusted to rate of return and revenue is adjusted to include foreign sales. A regression analysis is performed in order to determine the significant factors for this dependent variable. It is found that, contrary to studies using revenue as the dependent variable, budget has a negative effect on a film's rate of return. Along with this, star power is relatively meaningless, while critical review, film nominations and word of mouth appeal are each quite significant. The implications of this study suggest that Hollywood can increase its profitability by diversifying its portfolio to include a number of smaller budgeted projects as opposed to a select few blockbusters.

SC-16

The groundmass in this thin section is a salt-n-pepper mixture of fine-grained, amorphous quartzofeldspathic phases. All phenocryts are subhedral in shape, and the largest of these, the k-feldspar and plagioclase are host to abundant hematite-filled fractures. Biotite and hornblende phenocrysts are much smaller. A few spherulites, seen more clearly in plane than cross polarized light, are found in the groundmass.

KBR7

Plagioclase and clinopyroxene form subhedral, unaltered grains amongst a background of finer-grained, intermingled iddingsite and zeolites. Described by Western Minerals Inc. as an 'interstitial ferrotholeiite, very highly fractionatedâ€¦textures are similar to those associated with rapidly frozen or highly viscous melts.'

KBR4

Plagioclase and clinopyroxene abundances are lower in this gabbro compared to others of Birds River. Radiating splays of zeolites with serpentinized margins, as well as iddingsite and chlorite replacement of an equant mineral phase contributes nearly half the bulk of the thin section.

JPN-18

The largest crystals in this sample, visible in handsample, are clinopyroxene, much of which has strong exsolution lamellae. Much smaller are the olivine crystals, which have subsequently been broken into a serpentine-framed mosaic of optically-continuous fragments.

BATUR 1936

Subhedral phenocrysts of plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine are squeezed into the fine web of rock that rims the massive vesicles of this scoria. Plagioclase has a sieve texture and is frequently zoned. The corners of most grains are rounded. Both clinopyroxene and olivine are generally equant in shape and olivine is more abundant than the pyroxene. All three phases show some degree of resorption. The groundmass contains moderately-sized crystals of all three phases. This sample is very fresh and unaltered.

SYH-1CC

The foliation in this thin section, defined primarily by aligned glaucophane and clinozoisite, as well as strings of euhedral and aggregated sphene, wraps around larger, equant omphacite and glaucophane grains. The grain size is larger than many others in this suite and the foliation weaker.

JPN-2

Phenocrystic phases in this thin section are subhedral plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and orthopyroxene, found both as isolated crystals and as glomeroporphyroclasts. Some plagioclase phenocrysts have inclusions of equant pyroxenes and blebs of glass. Glass and plagioclase comprise the vesicular groundmass.

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But for the anhedral quartz microphenocryss in this vesicular rhyolite, the rest is a clay-altered glass.

0620-1B

Strongly aligned, microcrenulated glaucophane is the primary constituent of this blueschist. Sphene and muscovite are much less abundant.

JPN-22

This thin section is a jumbled mess of serpentine, chlorite, calcite, quartz, and other unidentifiable minerals. Texturally, it looks reminiscent of a basalt.

AMA004E

The elongate minerals, glaucophane, clinozoisite and muscovite define the foliation in this sample, which is tightly folded in a crenulation cleavage.

GR-07

Aligned muscovite crystals form a foliation with anhedral, interlobate, though elongated grains of quartz and k-feldspar. Grain boundaries are irregularly shaped.