Box Office Figures

Box Office Figures (BOF) are cumulative, meaning that they mirror the general measure of cash in which is earned by a film up to a specific date inside the fixed domain. Several motion pictures may likewise incorporate partial weekend grosses which show the measure of cash which is gather amid that specific end of the week. Yet, weekend grosses are not known to be cumulative as it doesn’t get gathered with the collection from the previous weekend. The date of “final” suggests the total box office; which is the total sum of money collected amid the film’s entire release period.

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

Made in: 2000

Box office: $15.2M

DVD sale figure:

Rating: 7/10

Reviews: 13

Side Effects

Made in: 2005

Box office: $2.22K

DVD sale figure:

Rating: 7.1/10

Reviews: 0

Hardware Wars

Made in: 1978

Box office: $500k

DVD sale figure:

Rating: 7.1/10

Reviews: 33

Summary:

Quantitative research helps me to understand the success of a film based on its producing numerical and statistic data. The quantitative result of the three short films I have randomly chosen, clearly states that there is no statistical sequence that would result an efficacious motion picture. ‘Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man’ is a short film that was completed in 2000, with a box office figure of $15.2M. Fortunately, with the service of the IMDb website, also offered the ratings and reviews of all grossing short films; which assisted me to study further about the quantitative evidence of each short films. The movie ‘Side Effects’, was prepared in 2005 with a box office of $2.22K. Even though its box office didn’t meet Cirque du Soleil’s, its rating was a point higher. The short film ‘Hardware Wars’ was complete in 1978 with a box office numeral of $500K, and a rating of 7.1 plus 31 reviews; beating Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man and Side Effects quantitative data. Comparing all three films, I have learn that triumph is not based on a movie’s budget or the period it was made in. Cirque du Soleil had the biggest box office, however, its rating and reviews does not meet up to the standard of ‘Hardware Wars’; which was made back in the 1970’s with a lower box office outcome Featuring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman as former couples who re-join in a Paris hotel room, the 13-minute film goes about as a preface to Anderson's 2007 feature The Darjeeling Limited. Its total box office is $35 million with a rating of 7.3 stars and 23 reviews. There was a mix of reviews; some were as high as 10 stars and some that were down to 2 stars. Here are some examples that I found on the IMDb website:

Conducting quantitative research has empowered me to gather data which proves the validly of my research for my film as well as information’s that I should acquire. I was able to show 3 movies with 3 different figures and by looking at the ratings, it allowed me to understand that even if one’s box office figure was lower than another, the ratings could speak different. By carrying out this research I have come to realise that no matter how high the budget of a film is, if the quality doesn’t speak for itself it can drastically affect the movie and turn into a big flop. The 3 movies I chose obtained different box office figures, however, the ratings were interestingly similar to one another. Even if I am unable to prove that the ratings could be set up, I believe that the budget or the box office of a movie doesn’t determine its quality or its delivery.  

REFERENCE:

• IMDb. (n.d.). What's the meaning of the date next to box office figures?. [online] Available at: http://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?boxofficedates [Accessed 7 Dec. 2015].