StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry
Stephen Follows, Daniel Parris, thecallsheetUKI use data to understand how the film industry works and then share that to help filmmakers get their films funded, shot and seen.
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A data-led investigation into the on-screen height of Tom Cruise
Another Film Data Scientist video investigation into a pressing topic of our time.
This time - how tall is Tom Cruise, really?
I measured the gap between actors' eyes in 8 million frames from 2,000 films to find out whether Hollywood's m...
Does IMDb undercount the films women go to see?
On Friday, two new films opened in US cinemas. Verity, the Anne Hathaway thriller, went straight to number one with an estimated $32.6m over the weekend. Digger, starring Tom Cruise, took $8m, which Deadline says is his lowest opening since...
Which films are hardest to predict at the box office?
Digger, starring Tom Cruise, opens today. Apparently it cost $125 million to make, but Deadline’s current tracking estimates its ‘domestic debut prospects’ at ‘around $20M’. Deadline is not alone - Box Office Theory gives it a range of $17...
How long do film distributors last?
I traced the histories of 4,593 distributors across 92 countries to find out how long a distributor typically survives, which year is most dangerous, and what happens to the films upon bankruptcy.
A few days ago, a new UK film distributor,...
Are claims of mid-budget movies disappearing true?
On 21 September, Paramount Skydance settled an antitrust case with California and 11 other states and agreed to an unusual deal.
After it merges with Warner Bros. Discovery, the combined company must release at least 30 films a year in US...
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I'm a film industry analyst, passionate about understanding how the industry works and sharing insights to help filmmakers get their projects funded, made, and seen. I consult for Guinness World Records on film-related records.
Data journalist and pop culture lover.
Training and Research company working in Film and HETV in the UK.
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