George Lucas's blockbusting: a decade-by-decade survey of timeless movies, including untold secrets of their financial and cultural success edited by Alex Ben Block & Lucy Autrey Wilson ; with a preface by George Lucas ; introduction by Francis Ford Coppola.

"George Lucas books."

Top 300 films of all time -- The beginning to 1909 -- The 1910s (decade and featured films) -- The 1920s (decade and featured films) -- The 1930s (decade and featured films) -- The 1940s (decade and featured films) -- The 1950s (decade and featured films) -- Film industry at a glance, from inception to 2005 -- The 1960s (decade and featured films) -- The 1970s (decade and featured films) -- The 1980s (decade and featured films) -- The 1990s (decade and featured films) -- The 2000 (decade and featured films).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 903-919) and index.

A comprehensive look at 300 of the most financially and/or critically successful motion pictures of all time-- many made despite seemingly insurmountable economic, cultural, and political challenges-- set against the prevailing production, distribution, exhibition, marketing and technology trends of each decade in movie business history.