Showing posts with label box office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label box office. Show all posts

09 January, 2018

Why Box Office 'Adjusted for Inflation' is Ridiculous




Whenever a modern movie breaks some box office record you’ll inevitably read an industry professional, journalist, or fan comment about how it doesn’t match up to some old movie when “adjusting for inflation.” People seemingly note this to indicate the current movie box office numbers are not as impressive since fewer tickets were sold. What’s troubling about this qualifier is that it completely discounts all other variables that have decreased box office ticket sales.

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17 July, 2011

Harry Potter Breaks Records in Final Showing

No need to read through tons of words, below are the records HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 broke:

  • Most pre-sales: $32 million
  • Midnight showing: $43.5 million
  • Opening-day: $92.1 million (shattering the previous record by nearly $20 million)
  • Three-day weekend: $168.55 million
Sources: Hollywire and 2cool.

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