In his story on money laundering Michael Freedman mentions the emergence of new forms of e-money (see box, p. 104).
In other countries, value-added taxes are taken out of gross box-office receipts, before the money is divided between studios and theaters.
The money will most likely be spent on another X-Box set, flat screen TV, or Ipad for family fun and consumption.
The Co-op Bank refused to be interviewed for Money Box, but did give a statement in which it said that its authorised overdraft is designed for customers who need a "significant short-term borrowing facility".
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In the early days of cinema, studios made almost all of their money from box-office takings.
Relinquishing personal information on a pop-up box or unknown source could lead to the loss of money or identity theft.
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Despite a dollar-conscious promotion budget, Money held onto the No. 1 spot at the box office for a month after its May 7 opening.
Selig wants to squeeze even more money out of the big boys -- from cable TV revenues, gate receipts and corporate box receipts.
It worked out of the box, making money, gaining audience, and proving a market in hyper-local existed.
So it's not how many people--who wins the weekend, it's how much money a film generates for a studio, not merely from the box office, which is the smallest part--it's only 20 percent of the earnings--but from television sales where it's shown on television--network, pay television, cable--and, of course, DVD and video, foreign sales, toy licensing and even product placement.
However, when Money Box contacted the bank, it said it was conducting a review to see how much she had overpaid - but said it was the responsibility of customers to shop around.
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