The Quorum

Can SMILE 2 Top The First SMILE?

Paramount did just about everything right with the original SMILE movie. Who can forget the folks the studio hired to sit in stadiums nationwide with maniacal, dead-eyed smiles? It became a clever viral sensation that propelled the film to a surprise $23M opening. SMILE was also the rare horror film that achieved meaningful playability. Not […]

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Weekly Unaided Awareness Chart – WICKED vs. GLADIATOR II: A November 22nd Battle Is Taking Shape

The Weekly Unaided Awareness Chart includes any film more than six weeks from release, registering at least 1% unaided awareness (UA). This metric is highly correlated to opening weekend gross. Early signs of UA more than six weeks out often translate to box office success upon release. No new films debuted on the Weekly Unaided […]

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