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

[grey ghost]

Um...they've owned it for six years. So they'd be buying it to eliminate competition, yet only be getting rid of it NOW?

 

Perhaps they wanted IMDb and BOM to co-exist at first but decided to consolidate later.

 

I'm sure that has happened before.

[tawasal]

I really need to go sleep, but this is ruining my sleep. 

[TServo2049]

What I liked the most besides the derby and forums, when THEY had the membership in BOM was the showdown tool.

I had no idea they ever had that; I've had several situations where I've wanted to be able to set up my own showdowns.

[TServo2049]

I really need to go sleep, but this is ruining my sleep.

I don't think any of us will sleep tonight.

[tawasal]

I had no idea they ever had that; I've had several situations where I've wanted to be able to set up my own showdowns.

That tool was the best. After the forums disappeared, they still had the feature, but u could only see ones they made and u couldn't make your own. I made a lot of showdows there.  

[Fancyarcher]

I know man. I loved using the adjusting tool. 

 

The adjusting tool was quite useful and helpful when it came to discovering which movies sold more tickets. It was also fascinating to look at.

 

Now it's gone. For shame Amazon, for shame.

[AniNate]

Damn. While they did screw us over with the forums, they were still an invaluable source of information, especially after the screwover with their free Pro data. Pretty much every single argument ever on this website relied on BOM's data. This could be really bad news for our community.

 

Maybe ERC can pick up the slack?

Edited October 11, 2014 by tribefan695

[grim22]

Maybe ERC can pick up the slack?

 

[Empire]

The New York Times now has an article on this (although it doesn't tell us anything new). I think this is becoming a pretty huge deal.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/business/media/with-a-click-the-data-site-box-office-mojo-disappears.html

Welp, that makes me think there is a great chance now that BOM is really going away. FUCK!!!!

[tawasal]

I am sorry it was Brandon that left it seems. 

[Godzilla]

UGH IMDB needs a smackin!

 

 

[Noctis]

All that data...all that data...

IMDB is just disgusting. Corporate greed...such poison.

[filmlover]

I'm thinking that if the worst predictions come true, this could possibly trigger a substantial backlash in Hollywood.

I'm thinking about what kind of backlash this could cause against Amazon. They might be losing a lot of customers out of protest over this whole ordeal.

[tawasal]

Damn. While they did screw us over with the forums, they were still an invaluable source of information, especially after the screwover with their free Pro data. Pretty much every single argument ever on this website relied on BOM's data. This could be really bad news for our community.

 

Maybe ERC can pick up the slack?

There is still a website that offers many box office data as BOM, but it is not easy to find your way around as BOM. Check it out. The-numbers.com

[Claire of Themyscira]

Move away JLAW's hot tits. 

Seriously, shut the fuck up.

 

Have some decency.

[The Futurist]

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

[grey ghost]

Hollywood should come to the rescue on this one.

 

Create a go-to box office archive that is untouchable.

 

It wouldn't take much with the right people involved.

[tawasal]

Seriously, shut the fuck up.

 

Have some decency.

No, seriously you STFU. 

[tawasal]

All I know is that, they have weekend reports of top ten and total INTERNATIONAL box office take for each movie. 

Much like how BOM was reporting their numbers lately. i know I am quoting myself, 

[AniNate]

There is still a website that offers many box office data as BOM, but it is not easy to find your way around as BOM. Check it out. The-numbers.com

 

Yeah, I've visited them before. The main advantage they had was tracking DVD sales and a record of the largest budgets. But they don't have international numbers, they don't have the quick sorting tools BOM had, and they don't keep track of release date changes.

 

But I guess they're the best we've got now. *Sigh*

Edited October 11, 2014 by tribefan695