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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Rman on February 25, 2008, 05:08:26 PM

Title: Pretty cool infographic on movie box office revenues since 1986.
Post by: Rman on February 25, 2008, 05:08:26 PM

It's Flash, btw

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/02/23/movies/20080223_REVENUE_GRAPHIC.html (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/02/23/movies/20080223_REVENUE_GRAPHIC.html)

Pretty cool analysis.

Title: Re: Pretty cool infographic on movie box office revenues since 1986.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on February 25, 2008, 05:13:14 PM

That is neat.  Really shows you that films used to have much stronger legs two decades ago.

Title: Re: Pretty cool infographic on movie box office revenues since 1986.
Post by: Rman on February 25, 2008, 05:19:06 PM

Yeah, movies today ''blow their load'' much earlier and do not have as much staying power.  But then again cable was not as widespread at the time.

Title: Re: Pretty cool infographic on movie box office revenues since 1986.
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 25, 2008, 08:06:32 PM

I'm sure DVD sales have a lot to do with it too, which were helped by getting rid of the rental pricing scheme and shortening the Theatrical --> Home Video window.