Big-budget, spectacular films designed to appeal to a mass audience, but is this what - or all - blockbusters are? Bringing together writings from key film scholars - such as Douglas Gomery, Peter Kramer, Jon Lewis and Steve Neale - this book addresses the work of notable blockbuster auteurs such as Steven Spielberg and James Cameron. It considers the contexts in which blockbusters are produced and what they say about Hollywood and the audience. The book also considers the movie scene outside America.