Even in a jittery, cash-starved year, some talent is going to beplatinum-plated, recession-proof, and flop-resistant. Interviewing scores of industry experts, the author crunches the numbers to rank the 40 top moneymakers of 2009, along with the projects (a third Fockers movie, anyone?) behind their paydays.
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