Cultural discount and cross-culture predictability: Examining the box office performance of American movies in Hong Kong

Journal of Media Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-278

  Lee, Francis L F ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33750930078     PISSN: 08997764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327736me1904_3     Document Type: Article

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