Posts Tagged ‘ Entertainment ’
Wes Anderson’s latest film was initially released in just four theaters – two in LA and two in NYC. The popular auteur’s summer-grower quickly broke the record for the largest-per-theater North American gross for a live action film. Though MIB 3, Marvel’s The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman may have dominated the summer [...][ READ MORE ]
This summer, Marvel’s The Avengers has taken an early lead in box office gross and concurrently in volume of searches. In its opening week (5/5) the picture yielded a volume of searches 182% higher than Snow White and the Huntsman achieved during its opening week (6/2). But the battle for superhero dominance is only just [...][ READ MORE ]
Whilst this season of “Downton Abbey” brought on fevers throughout the Abbey in the form of the Spanish Flu, the US has been rocked by a severe case of “Downton” fever. Interest in the program has grown by over 1400% during season two versus last year’s season one airing (defined by volume of searches YoY). [...][ READ MORE ]
The positive impact of “The Colbert Bump” has been bestowed upon the political process this election cycle. In launching “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow” (May/June 2011), the 501(c)(4) organization “The Colbert Super PAC S.H.H.” (September 2011) and his exploratory committee to become “The President of the United States of South Carolina” (January 2012), Stephen [...][ READ MORE ]
An announcement came out yesterday that YouTube is going to begin testing movie rentals starting Friday with movies from the Sundance Film Festival. This move represents a new opportunity for YouTube to generate revenue in addition to advertising with its’ large, engaged audience. Last week, YouTube ranked 6th among all websites in the US and [...][ READ MORE ]
As we discovered in yesterday’s post, the demographics of web visitors by site and industry are constantly changing. I ran into this same phenomenon this morning when analyzing visits to the top movie ticket sites (e.g. Fandango and Moviefone). According to IMDb’s Box Office Mojo, year-to-date box office revenue for 2009 at $4.6 billion, puts [...][ READ MORE ]
It’s time again for our American Idol season finale prediction. The chart of search volume for the two finalists, dramatic rocker Adam Lambert and boy-next-door Kris Allen would appear to make this prediction a no-brainer. Searches for “Adam Lambert” outnumber “Kris Allen” queries by a factor of 5-1. Closer examination of search variations on the [...][ READ MORE ]
YouTube has unveiled several partnerships with studios to expand the selection of TV shows and movies available on the website. With YouTube adding premium content onto their website, this move starts to make them compete more directly with websites like Hulu. The wide variety and quick availability of content on Hulu has made the website [...][ READ MORE ]
At Hitwise we’re always fielding questions about the impact of offline events upon online behavior from our clients and some great examples surround popular television events like the Super Bowl, Oprah’s Favorite Things and the Oscars. Following last week’s telecast of the award show; searches for Oscar-related content dominated the Entertainment category last week as [...][ READ MORE ]
Ticketmaster agreed to pay $350,000 to Springsteen fans after redirecting potential ticket buyers to their subsidiary website, TicketsNow, offering tickets at a substantially higher price during a sale for two upcoming concerts in May. Over 2,000 fans filed complaints with the New Jersey Attorney General’s office following the event, which also prompted a negative response [...][ READ MORE ]
