Managerial Objectives, the R-Rating Puzzle and the Production of Violent Films

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Playing It Safe? Managerial Preferences, Risk, and Agency Conflicts (2016, background): “Related work shows that career concerns affect project choices and strategic alliances in the motion picture industry (Ravid and Basuroy, 2004; Palia, Ravid, and Reisel, 2008) and the willingness of acquisition targets’ CEOs to agree to a takeover (Jenter and Lewellen, 2015).”
Cultural Industries: Product–Market Characteristics, Management Challenges and Industry Dynamics (2015, unknown): “2012), MPAA rating (Ravid and Basuroy 2004) and timing in relation to season (Beck 2007; Brewer et al.”
Social Structure and Exchange: Self-confirming Dynamics in Hollywood (2006, background): “Ravid and Basuroy (2004), for example, reported correlations of .86 between domestic (U.S.) and international ticket sales and of .70 between domestic box office and video rentals, and studies investigating the correlates of these revenue sources have found identical patterns of relations across…”
The Economics of Movies: A Literature Survey (2012, unknown): “Ravid and Basuroy (2004) consider the impact of genres and ratings on film performance.”
Reviewing the reviewers: The impact of individual film critics on box office performance (2007, background): “& Sequel: One variable that may be of interest is whether or not a film is a sequel (Litman and Kohl 1989; Prag and Casavant 1994; Ravid 1999; Ravid and Basuroy 2004).”