The Numbers is a film industry data website that tracks
box office
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revenue
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Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...
in a systematic,
algorithm
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ic way. The company also conducts research services and forecasts incomes of film projects.
History
The site was launched in 1997 by Bruce Nash.
On March 21, 2020, the Numbers released a statement that because of movie theater closures due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, "We don’t expect much box office reporting in the short term" and did not report the usual daily box office estimates due to lack of box office data from film studios.
See also
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Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb, which itself is owned by Amazon.
History
Brandon Gray began ...
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Lumiere
References
External links
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''The Numbers'' Bankability Index
1997 establishments in California
Companies based in Beverly Hills, California
Film box office
American film websites
Internet properties established in 1997
Online film databases
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