The Economic Costs of (the other) Star Wars

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall_2 at yahoo.com
Thu May 9 11:38:51 PDT 2002


Will 'Clones' clobber business? Job tracking firm warns Star Wars sickout could cost $319 million. May 6, 2002: 2:41 PM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Should U.S. businesses fear the "Attack of the Clones," the upcoming Star Wars prequel? Yes, according to one well-known outplacement firm.

Many of those going to see the highly anticipated film will be workers either calling in sick or otherwise playing hooky from their jobs, according to Challenger Gray & Christmas. It could end up costing the U.S. economy more than $319 million, the firm estimated <http://money.cnn.com/2002/05/06/news/companies/darthvirus/>

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