Category "box-office"

What parameters are considered for deciding a movie's "close date"

On this page on boxofficemojo, There is a mention of a close date. I understand that this date is the cutoff date for counting box office sales but what para

Is the box office for 'Approaching the Unknown' really just 10K?

Wikipedia says that the box office for the movie Approaching the Unknown is just $10232. That seems ridiculously low for a movie with a budget of 1.3 million. I

Why was the film Annihilation pulled out of theaters?

Director Alex Garland’s second film, Annihilation—following Ex Machina—was released in North American theaters in February 2018 and it flopped

Just how many tickets did John Wayne and Clark Gable sell?

I was reading the Wikipedia article on John Wayne and noticed the following quote: Between 1926 and 1976, Wayne appeared in over 170 motion pictures, and be

Profit of movies streamed on Netflix

Basically the movies that are streamed on Netflix aren't released in theaters, right? So my question is - How do production companies make profit after streami

How do movie studios evaluate the success of a film?

First a bit of a explanation-- if you are a Star Wars fan, then you've likely heard the news over the past month of "just how bad Solo has done" at the box offi

Why wasn't Bohemian Rhapsody given a China release?

I've heard in the media how Bohemian Rhapsody has exceeded $750M in box office takings WITHOUT a China release. As China is such a big market, why would it not

Did Alita make enough for a sequel? [closed]

Its budget according to google said it was 200 million. Worldwide in the box office it made over 400 million but I keep finding articles that