Items tagged with 'box office'

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New Study Documents Relationship Between Ticket Sales, Movie Piracy

New Study Documents Relationship Between Ticket Sales, Movie Piracy

Monday, February 13, 2012 - by Joel Hruska in News
The impact of piracy on the music business has been studied in detail, but the relationship between illegal downloads and film revenue hasn't been explored to nearly the same degree. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan and Wellesely College has examined the impact of BitTorrent on domestic and foreign... Read More
Bad Box Office? Blame Halo 3

Bad Box Office? Blame Halo 3

Monday, October 15, 2007 - by Michael Santo in News
Poor box office receipts have been blamed on a number of things (besides a bad movie, that is), including poor weather, natural disasters, embarrassing news for the stars, strong box office competition, etc.  This is the first time we have heard a video game blamed for bad box office.Industry expectations for "The... Read More