The Box Office Mojo issues thread. Brad Brevet is the new editor, the Simanton reign is over.

[grim22]

http://www.thewrap.com/box-office-mojo-absorbed-into-imdb-com/

Box Office Mojo Absorbed Into IMDb.com
BoxOfficeMojo.com has been shut down, as the site currently redirects to IMDb.

Box Office Mojo was bought by IMDb in 2008 and seems to have been absorbed by its parent company, which itself is owned by Amazon.

Box Office Mojo is a critical tool for movie industry executives in Hollywood who look to the site for real-time box office results and historical and comparative data. It was founded in 1999 as a three-person company headquartered in Burbank by Brandon Gray.
IMDB has a vast collection of data on films, but is lacking in detailed data on box office metrics. It is unknown if or how IMDB will incorporate the box office data into its system. The layout for Box Office Mojo is set up solely for an in depth look at box office metrics, while IMDB has many roles, including showing trailers, cast lists and fan commentary.

IMDB has not responded to request for comment by TheWrap. There has been no comment from the company via Twitter or on the site itself.

Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/*/boxofficemojo.com

Edited May 31, 2015 by grim22

[baumer]

This better not be true. Imdb cannot let mojo shut down.

[Mango]

I went there earlier this morning and it didn't redirect to IMDB like it does now. I don't remember it word for word but there was a blank webpage with a little message that said they were working on getting it back up. So I'm sure it will be back.

[Ozymandias]

Wow, wtf.

[grim22]

I went there earlier this morning and it didn't redirect to IMDB like it does now. I don't remember it word for word but there was a blank webpage with a little message that said they were working on getting it back up. So I'm sure it will be back.

 

That error message was there since late last night. I got an error when I was looking up theater counts to answer the winter game questions. Then roughly half an hour ago it started redirecting to IMDB.

 

Hoping that this is so that they get time to bring mojo back up instead of a permanent thing.

[rockNrollaDIM]

Ew

[CoolioD1]

Where am I supposed to get my weekend box office? imdb? this site? no thank you.

[peludo]

I was going to create a thread for this... I really hope it is temporarly because it would be a horrible loss

[CJohn]

Fucking IMDb.

[75Live]

I mostly use it for the schedule, but yeah, if the numbers disappear that is very disappointing because it's the central place to go

[Empire]

This would really suck if BOM went away and hit folded into IMDB like the forums didn't.

[grim22]

Box Office Mojo is down, inducing cardiac arrest in every film reporter in Hollywood.

— Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw)

October 10, 2014

[Mango]

We live under Nikki now. All hail the reigning queen.

[MovieGuyKyle17]

WOW I saw the error message yesterday but didn't think anything of it

[Jake Gittes]

Subers' most recent tweet also indicates there's trouble. 

[Blankments]

Subers' most recent tweet also indicates there's trouble. 

Ray Subers‏@raysubers

THE JUDGE: I didn't hate it. When it's Downey & Duvall, it works. Most everything else doesn't. Better than WHERE I LEAVE YOU, at least.

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• Uh... I don't see anything troublesome about that lol

[Godzilla]

[grim22]

http://www.thewrap.com/box-office-mojo-absorbed-into-imdb-com/

 

BoxOfficeMojo.com has been shut down, as the site currently redirects to IMDb.

Box Office Mojo was bought by IMDb in 2008 and seems to have been absorbed by its parent company, which itself is owned by Amazon.

Box Office Mojo is a critical tool for movie industry executives in Hollywood who look to the site for real-time box office results and historical and comparative data.

[Lazer]

Here is the redirection link, see below, which probably is permanent, as IMDB probably wants to go forward with their IMDB brand...and f the past BOM users.....

 

http://www.imdb.com/chart?ref_=mojo

[Jake Gittes]

 

Ray Subers‏@raysubers

THE JUDGE: I didn't hate it. When it's Downey & Duvall, it works. Most everything else doesn't. Better than WHERE I LEAVE YOU, at least.

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• Uh... I don't see anything troublesome about that lol

 

 

Oh, my bad. But you know which one I'm talking about.