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Software Predicts Movie Success

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the springtime-for-hitler dept.

scheming daemons writes "TechNewsWorld has an article about software that predicts whether a movie will be successful or not by factoring in its rating by censors (e.g. G, PG, R), strength of the cast, genre, competition from other films at the time of release, special effects, whether it is a sequel, and the number of theaters in which it will show."

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  1. What about the most important part? by Spazntwich · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A good script?

  2. Hollywood has used this formula for years: by grub · · Score: 5, Funny

    Score = (numCarChases + numExplosions + numTits) / (budget/1000000)

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  3. Obligatory Futurama by Dachannien · · Score: 5, Funny

    Network President: Greetings, gentlemen. You already know my execubots: Executive Alpha, programmed to like things it has seen before.
    Executive Alpha: Hey hey hey.
    Network President: Executive Beta, programmed to roll dice to determine the fall schedule.
    Executive Beta: (rolls dice) More reality shows!
    Network President: And Executive Gamma, programmed to underestimate Middle America.
    Executive Gamma: It's funny, but is it going to get them off their tractors?

  4. garbage in, garbage out by spirit_fingers · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is what happens when the bean counters try to quantify the creative process. You can add up all the ingredients for a hit movie and still have a major bomb on your hands.

    It's like saying you can dump fois gras, Chateau Latour, beluga caviar and a savoy truffle into a blender and end up with the world's most wonderful milkshake. In the end it's a recipe for mediocrity, at best. More often, all you get is expensive puke.

    If one could predict success by adding up the elements that go into movie making, then "Catwoman" should have been the megahit of 2004.