1. Someone has alluded to the problem with inflation. $10-million in 1939 is not $10-million in 1997. It would be interesting to take the production figures for those past blockbusters and make it 1997 dollars. 2. How reliable are those figures anywway? Hollywood accountants have been notorious for "creative financing." Because of taxex, movies have never turned a "profit." Stars that contracted for a share of the profits never get a dime because the books show the movie/production was in the red. I understand Fess Parker had to sue over his work with the TV show "Daniel Boone" for that very reason. Dave Spiceland, Ph.D. Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina [log in to unmask] http://www1.appstate.edu/~spicelnd ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.