This study contributes to research on the impact of consumer buzz on movie distribution and box office success by examining the impact of buzz generated about the individual stars and about the movie itself. The results indicate that movie buzz is instrumental in boosting box office revenue...

Film studios occasionally withhold movies from critics before their release. Since the unreviewed movies tend to be below average in quality, this practice provides a useful setting in which to test models of limited strategic thinking: Do moviegoers seem to realize that no review is a sign of...

We investigate how competition in product niches affects the ultimate timing of product release for experience goods using data on motion pictures in the United States. We identify product niches that movies occupy along three different product dimensions: common actor, common director, and...

We investigate how competition in product niches affects the ultimate timing of product release for experience goods using data on motion pictures in the United States. We identify product niches that movies occupy along three different product dimensions: common actor, common director, and...

We investigate how competition in product niches affects the ultimate timing of product release for experience goods using data on motion pictures in the United States. We identify product niches that movies occupy along three different product dimensions: common actor, common director, and...

Microblogging word of mouth (MWOM) using Twitter has been found to impact the success of experiential products such as movies. However, the influence of the type of device or platform used for tweeting (iOS or Android) on the relationship between well-established tweet metrics – valence,...

Motion pictures remain among the most valuable products for broadcast by television (TV) stations around the globe. As a result, TV broadcast rights generate more revenues than the theater box office for the movie studios that own these assets and are often a crucial element in a film’s...

L’analyse de l’impact du marketing et de la critique sur la performance commerciale de 278 films de nationalité française sortis en 2003 et 2004 nous permet globalement de confirmer les conclusions de la littérature dans le contexte spécifique du marché français. Notre étude souligne...

In this paper, we investigate the impact of marketing expenditures and critical reviews on the commercial success of 278 new French films released in 2003 and 2004. Our results generally confirm previous research: in France, marketing and critical reviews are the two best predictors of a...