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There is no effing way this is true. Everyone I know under 40 checks the RT score of a movie and factors that into their decision to see it.
by wmeredith 11y ago
There is no effing way this is true. Everyone I know under 40 checks the RT score of a movie and factors that into their decision to see it.
- minimaxir 11y agoBranding is important. Although I said I wouldn't disclose the data, here is a spreadsheet of the Top Movies by Box Office Revenue with a RT score <= 20%: https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0005voEEmzex1t4xnMHD3u3HQ#box-office https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0005voEEmzex1t4xnMHD3u3HQ#box... Films like Alvin and the Chipmunks and Grown Ups are objectively bad, but they still make money because people don't care. Yes, these movies likely had a lower budget, and that can be weighed against box office revenue, but I explained my concerns with that in the article.
- uptownJimmy 11y agoI think it is safe to say that fully 1/2 of Americans would seem almost alien to you if you were to interact with them in their natural habitat(s). It's true for me, and I was raised among them, before fleeing as soon as I was old enough to drive away. I mean no offense to anyone. But there's a lot of folks out there living a very different lifestyle than the average HN'er.
- bitwize 11y agoSelection bias, much? I mean, something has got to account for the fact that Adam Sandler still has an audience.