Summary: Movie moguls have always faced unreliable job security, though never more so than over the last two years. Beginning in early 2012 five of the six major Hollywood movie studios have fired their top executives and reshuffled existing management. We discuss what’s causing the studio shakeup and it it will affect the movies we see in years to come. Soon enough unemployed studio big shots may be able to find work in South Korea’s film industry. With a wave of fresh homegrown talent and exciting new stories finding their way into theaters, the country’s box office has skyrocketed making it one of the world’s strongest movie markets. When it comes to box office on Broadway, it’s become a tradition for productions to boast when they’ve broken even. This also means we can do some quick math to conclude how much it costs to keep a show up and running on a weekly basis, a figure that many productions don’t always like to share. Of course, we also cover the week’s top entertainment news stories including David Letterman’s new late night contract, New York City Opera files for bankruptcy and a jury decides a concert promoter is not liable for the death of Michael Jackson. Banksy Announces a Monthlong Show on the Streets of New York http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/banksy-announces-a-monthlong-show-on-the-streets-of-new-york/ (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/01/banksy-announces-a-monthlong-show-on-the-streets-of-new-york/) 'Don Jon' Shrinkage: Relativity Suffers Box Office Cold Streak http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joseph-gordon-levitts-don-jon-640038 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joseph-gordon-levitts-don-jon-640038) Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' Trilogy Has Cost $561 Million So Far http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-jacksons-hobbit-trilogy-has-643506 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-jacksons-hobbit-trilogy-has-643506) 'Like Father, Like Son' Opens at No. 1 in Japan http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/like-father-like-son-opens-639310 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/like-father-like-son-opens-639310) DreamWorks to Remake Japanese Cannes Jury Prize Winner 'Like Father, Like Son' http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-remake-japanese-cannes-jury-638910 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-remake-japanese-cannes-jury-638910) Korean Films Top 100 Million Mark http://variety.com/2013/film/news/korean-films-top-100-million-mark-1200699251/ (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/korean-films-top-100-million-mark-1200699251/) Korea Is on the Cusp of a New Golden Era http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/korea-is-on-the-cusp-of-a-new-golden-era-1200686151/ (http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/korea-is-on-the-cusp-of-a-new-golden-era-1200686151/) Is China Taking Over Hollywood? http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/is-china-taking-over-hollywood-20131001 (http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/is-china-taking-over-hollywood-20131001) Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's Kinky Boots Recoups in Just 30 Weeks http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/10-2013/cyndi-lauper-and-harvey-fiersteins-kinky-boots-rec_66202.html (http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/10-2013/cyndi-lauper-and-harvey-fiersteins-kinky-boots-rec_66202.html) Broadway Grosses for “Spider-Man Turn of the Dark” http://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/SPIDER-MAN-TURN-OFF-THE-DARK (http://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses/SPIDER-MAN-TURN-OFF-THE-DARK) A Prince With No Fairy Godmother http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/theater/hal-prince-is-still-short-of-investors-for-prince-of-broadway.html (http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/theater/hal-prince-is-still-short-of-investors-for-prince-of-broadway.html) Matt Smith to Lead World Premiere Cast of “American Psycho” http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Matt-Smith-to-Lead-World-Premiere-Cast-of-Duncan-Shiek-and-Roberto-Aguirre-Sacasas-AMERICAN-PSYCHO-20131007
