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Post by kims on Feb 15, 2024 23:17:05 GMT
Reading the book AUDIENCE-OLOGY by Kevin Goetz, there are quotes about box office numbers. I've searched the internet trying to see what revenue is for a specific film from streaming. To date I find only box office numbers. On IMDB, I have to subscribe to IMDB PRO without knowing if it publishes box office, not streaming revenues. Does box office include streaming, is there a separate way to see the streaming revenue only?
I am curious about box office vs. streaming for specific films, and curious if streaming will end movie theaters.
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Post by gerald424 on Feb 16, 2024 3:15:53 GMT
They don't want the public to know. That's why the information is so hard to find. News outlets only guess or estimate.
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Post by cmovieviewer on Feb 16, 2024 6:45:26 GMT
To echo gerald424's comment, one of the issues in the recent writers / actors strike was related to how difficult it is for the content producers to determine how much income the streaming providers derive from showing different programs. For the most part the streaming services have kept viewership information very close to the vest. I think when the strike was settled there were accomodations made so that the producers and actors would have more information available when it comes to negotiating future projects. I also heard that Netflix recently released a spreadsheet which listed viewership information for their programs. I haven’t looked at it myself but supposedly it contained a great deal of information but was difficult to analyze since it only covered a limited period of time. Other companies such as Nielsen can also provide estimates of viewership for streaming, but this would not be as accurate as what the services themselves can determine. Since this type of information is mainly intended for advertisers, it would not necessarily be publicly available. You can also find ranked lists of which shows are currently most-watched, but in general it is very difficult for outsiders to judge viewership numbers.
Part of your question is the comparison of theatrical versus streaming, which adds another level of complexity. Perhaps another way to look at it is for a given movie, how does the studio decide to present it to the public. Today there are different windows where the movie becomes available - theatrical, pay-per-view, blu-ray/dvd, streaming. Which of these windows the studios use and when and for how long is up to them to decide on how to maximize profits. And some of the streaming services don't release their films in theaters at all. For Netflix and Apple, it is the rare movie that will go to theaters. So this is a really difficult question to answer.
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