Thursday, January 26, 2012

Movie formulas for profit

a.k.a. a recipe for movie-making success!

So it turns out that there are some interesting factors that make for a successful movie. Strangely, things like dinosaurs really don't help movies do well. Oddly enough, having a piano seems to be a boon. How do I know these odd factiods? They are backed up by science! Well, some amusing maths done for a competition lead to these and many more startling discoveries. The data was taken based on the last 5 years worth of US movie releases.

The full story complete with all of the ingredients to add is at
http://www.jeromecukier.net/blog/2012/01/23/hollywood-data/

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