...The block booking system brought Hollywood to its heyday in the 1930s. In 1935, under the control of the two major financial capitalists, Rockefeller and Morgan, eight major companies (known as "major"), namely Paramount, Warner Brothers, MGM, 20th Century Fox, RKO, Universal, Columbia, and United Artists, organized the MPPA (Motion Picture Producers Association of America) and monopolized 95% of distribution. The five major companies, Paramount, Warner, MGM, 20th Century Fox, and RKO, produced nearly 80% of American films, owned 4,000 first-class premiere theaters, and are said to have earned 88% of the total sales (box office revenue). ... *Some of the terminology used in reference to "MPPA" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… ブロックブッキングの制度によって,1930年代のハリウッドはその全盛期を迎える。35年には,ロックフェラー財閥とモルガン財閥という2大金融資本の支配下で,パラマウント,ワーナー・ブラザース,MGM,20世紀フォックス,RKO,ユニバーサル,コロムビア,ユナイテッド・アーチスツの大手8社(〈メジャー〉の名で呼ばれた)がMPPA(アメリカ映画製作者連盟)を組織し,配給の95%を独占。パラマウント,ワーナー,MGM,20世紀フォックス,RKOの5大会社だけでアメリカ映画のほぼ80%を製作し,4000館の一流封切館を所有し,総売上高(興収)の88%を稼ぎ出していたといわれる。… ※「MPPA」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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