200 Million USD Debut For ‘The Avengers’

We had spotted multiple movie statistics in the past – we spotted this today:

“If distributor Disney’s domestic estimate Sunday holds when the final weekend count is released Monday, “The Avengers” would be the first movie ever to haul in $200 million in a single weekend.
While the number could dip below $200 million come Monday, Disney spent the weekend revising its forecasts upward as business kept growing.”

Statistics Source: Yahoo News

We had spotted some Harry Potter Statistics as well

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Harry Potter Statistics: The Last Movie Had Global Ticket Sales of 1.3 Billion USD

We were trying to compose some stats on the new Hunger Games craze when we spotted something we had missed entirely:

” The final Harry Potter movie last year brought in $381 million in domestic box office for Time Warner (TWX, Fortune 500) on its way to global ticket sales of $1.3 billion.”

Statistics Source: CNN

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RedBox Statistics: 2 Billion DVDs Rented So Far

We spotted some interesting stat on Redbox today:

“Movie-renting kiosk company Redbox has just announced a major milestone. When you combine all their rentals, both movies and games, Redbox has dished out over 2 billion discs.”

What is remarkable is the rate of growth –

“Just 18 months ago, we rented our one billionth DVD and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this remarkable second rental milestone with our customers.”

Statistics Source: WebProNews

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3.8 Million USD: What NetFlix Spent on Facebook Ads In 2011

We have spotted mutliple Netflix statistics in the past. We spotted this today:

“Netflix bought $3.8 million worth of advertising on Facebook last year, representing 0.1% of Facebook’s total ad revenue. The Washington Post company bought $4.2 million worth of ads from Facebook last year, also about 0.1% of Facebook’s total ad revenue. Both were disclosed because the companies have officers who are on Facebook’s board of directors.”

Will there be such big pockets in Facebook’s revenue list? Yes. Is it good? Well, time will tell. Remember, every eighth dollar made by Faceook comes from Zynga.

Statistics Source: SplatF

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23.1 Million: Opening Weekend Box Office Number For ‘Contagion’

We spotted this today:

“Warner Bros.’ star-laden “Contagion” matched solid pre-release tracking to win the domestic box office with $23.1 million, according to studio estimates.

Meanwhile, showing up with equally powerful critical buzz, a much more uplifting storyline, but a far less recognizable cast, Lionsgate’s “Warrior” got off to a disappointing $5.6 million start at 1,869 locations, according to rival-studio data.”

Statistics Source: CNBC

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Netflix Statistics: One Million Subscribers in Canada

We spotted this today:

“It only took 10 months for Netflix to rack up a million users in Canada. They launched in September of 2010, and in July a lucky Canuck by the name of Amanda, in the province they call Manitoba, became their one-millionth subscriber.

Something to consider, though: Netflix still has a lot of growth coming its way in Canada. They have 25 million subscribers in the US and Canada combined, which, if my math is right, means there are 24 million in the US. That’s around 8% of the population! Whereas, in Canada, the number being served is less than 3%.”

Statistics Source: TC

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$43 Million On First Day: Harry Potter Final Film Breaks All Records

We spotted this today:

“Distributor Warner Bros. says Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 brought in $43.5 million at midnight screenings alone on its first day Friday in the U.S. and Canada. The figure broke the record for midnight screening sales.

The final movie installment of Harry Potter also broke records outside the North America, taking in $43 million the first day in 26 countries where it opened Wednesday. ”

Statistics Source: VoaNews

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Netflix Is 30 Percent Of All Internet Traffic

Well, two qualifiers: North American Broadband Traffic, and during peak hours. We spotted this today:

“Netflix streaming videos drove nearly 30 percent of all North American broadband Internet traffic during peak hours, with consumers continuing their voracious appetite for real-time entertainment on the Web, according to broadband analytics company Sandvine.”

We have written about Netflix Streaming Statistics before: What exactly do we all do on the Internet?

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Lottery Industry Bigger Than Movies or Music

Well, this is a classic Did You Know moment: Did You Know that the lottery industry is bigger than either the movie industry, or the music industry? 70 Billion USD in Gross Sales – this is a hidden monster. Other facts:

$38 billion has been awarded in prizes to lottery players
More than $4 billion was paid to retailers for selling lottery products throughout North America.
More than $60 billion has been returned back into the economies of each individual jurisdiction either in prizes, commissions or net profits.

Statistics Source: NASPL

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