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 Post subject: Box Office Mojo Absorbed Into IMDb.com
PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:24 pm 
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Box Office Mojo Absorbed Into IMDb.com

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The site has been quietly redirected to its parent company

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.

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 Post subject: Box Office Mojo Absorbed Into IMDb.com
PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:20 pm 
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WTF? That's where I go for my worldwide box office stats. Guh

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:49 pm 
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Damn, me too. This sucks.


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 Post subject: Box Office Mojo Absorbed Into IMDb.com
PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:11 am 
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Reminds me of when TV Tome was absorbed by CNET. Awesome TV series database with thriving message boards. Then.... poof.


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:09 am 
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Damn, me too. This sucks.


I know. With BOM gone, how are we ever going to know if a movie is good or bad???

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 Post subject: Box Office Mojo Absorbed Into IMDb.com
PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:28 am 
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I guess we'll have to rely on "The Numbers" from now on.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:56 am 
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The link takes you to BOM now, although the last updated numbers are from Wednesday. Good omen, or just some kind of technical glitch?

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 1:31 pm 
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it's back in all it's glory! They updated amounts this morning but I am surprised though that with Guardians opening in China on Friday....it only got bumped up about 30 mil? c'mon, China!

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 1:52 pm 
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Hanzo the Razor wrote:
Damn, me too. This sucks.


I know. With BOM gone, how are we ever going to know if a movie is good or bad???


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 Post subject: Box Office Mojo Absorbed Into IMDb.com
PostPosted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:03 pm 
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Dr. Brian Fever wrote:
Rafael wrote:
Hanzo the Razor wrote:
Damn, me too. This sucks.


I know. With BOM gone, how are we ever going to know if a movie is good or bad???


Reviews from Fraxon.


Oh God. No. Not that. Anything but that.


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