Go Back  DVD Talk Forum > Entertainment Discussions > Movie Talk
Reload this Page >

RIP Box Office Mojo

Movie Talk A Discussion area for everything movie related including films In The Theaters

RIP Box Office Mojo

Old 10-10-14, 06:04 PM
  #1  
DVD Talk Legend
Thread Starter
 
Hokeyboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Posts: 20,387
Received 680 Likes on 419 Posts
RIP Box Office Mojo

Shut down and absorbed by IMDB
Beloved movie website Box Office Mojo appears to have been killed by Amazon and IMDb.


Users of the website, which has been around since 1999, noticed on Friday afternoon that the domain is now redirecting to a lame box office page on IMDb.

Both websites are owned by Amazon, who has yet to comment on the news.

While some believe that Box Office Mojo may only be down for maintenance, it’s worrying that a writer for the site has been suspiciously quiet on Twitter today.

Box Office Mojo is considered the go-to resource for box office data. It was easy to browse and included every type of box office statistic you could hope for.

Many in Hollywood commented on the news via Twitter
Old 10-10-14, 06:11 PM
  #2  
DVD Talk Hero
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Somewhere between Heaven and Hell
Posts: 34,032
Received 708 Likes on 516 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Weird. From IMDB I get directed to the BOM twitter page.
Old 10-10-14, 06:17 PM
  #3  
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Formerly known as "Solid Snake PAC"/Denton, Tx
Posts: 39,239
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Wtf?!
Old 10-10-14, 06:35 PM
  #4  
Moderator
 
Goldberg74's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 19,135
Received 770 Likes on 503 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

If true, 'tis a sad day for all.
Old 10-10-14, 06:46 PM
  #5  
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
 
joe_b's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,389
Received 91 Likes on 58 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Damn, I referenced Box Office Mojo's charts all the time for one reason or another... and reading their forecasts and weekend reports has been a ritual for years.

Per The Hollywood Reporter:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...certain-739999
IMDb has yet to speak out about the fate of Box Office Mojo, the data website it acquired in 2008. The site disappeared this morning and the web address now redirects to IMDb's box office page.

IMDb and parent company Amazon have not responded to emails requesting comment. It is uncertain whether the site, which was founded in 1999 by Brandon Gray and sold to IMDb in 2008, has been absorbed into the film credits database or is just temporarily unavailable.

The IMDb box office page still includes a link to Box Office Mojo, however that link has recently been updated to direct people to the Twitter account for Box Office Mojo instead of the website. The company also recently Tweeted that it's annual holiday box office predictions would be out in a few weeks, indicating that those running the site weren't anticipating a closure.
Old 10-10-14, 06:51 PM
  #6  
DVD Talk Legend
 
islandclaws's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Behind the Orange Curtain
Posts: 20,085
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Fuck this BIG TIME.

I check BOM daily. I love box office numbers. This majorly, majorly sucks.

Fuck IMDb.
Old 10-10-14, 06:52 PM
  #7  
DVD Talk Hero
 
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 45,294
Received 1,011 Likes on 803 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

They had a "The database is fried" message up earlier today

This is about as big an assumption as any other site can make.

Last edited by RichC2; 10-10-14 at 06:58 PM.
Old 10-10-14, 06:54 PM
  #8  
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Formerly known as "Solid Snake PAC"/Denton, Tx
Posts: 39,239
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

FUCK IMDB. Travesty of information on that site.
Old 10-10-14, 06:56 PM
  #9  
DVD Talk Legend
 
bluetoast's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 11,696
Received 271 Likes on 204 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Fuck this. There's box office guru but that's not nearly as robust.
Old 10-10-14, 07:11 PM
  #10  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Perkinsun Dzees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: CA
Posts: 4,151
Received 221 Likes on 146 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Old 10-10-14, 07:24 PM
  #11  
DVD Talk Legend
Thread Starter
 
Hokeyboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Posts: 20,387
Received 680 Likes on 419 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

There's way too much content for IMDB/Amazon to scuttle BOM willy-nilly. I'm sure it'll be rebranded somehow and the current page is simply a placeholder.

Then again...
Old 10-10-14, 09:02 PM
  #12  
DVD Talk Godfather
 
Michael Corvin's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 62,508
Received 909 Likes on 644 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Bummer. Twas a handy little website.
Old 10-10-14, 09:09 PM
  #13  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Michael T Hudson's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Formerly known as "BigDaddy"/Austin, TX
Posts: 11,578
Received 46 Likes on 28 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Bummer.
Old 10-10-14, 09:21 PM
  #14  
DVD Talk Hero
 
TomOpus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 40,111
Received 1,286 Likes on 935 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

:cry:
Old 10-10-14, 09:30 PM
  #15  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Sacramento, Calif.
Posts: 13,525
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

I haven't cared for iMDB for years. I used to go to BOM multiple times a week. Damn.
Old 10-10-14, 09:57 PM
  #16  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 10,859
Received 215 Likes on 154 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

I checked it almost every day, just really fascinating to see the daily numbers. Hopefully it comes back in some way.
Old 10-10-14, 10:36 PM
  #17  
DVD Talk Legend
 
TheMovieman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Oregon
Posts: 13,284
Received 211 Likes on 178 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
There's way too much content for IMDB/Amazon to scuttle BOM willy-nilly. I'm sure it'll be rebranded somehow and the current page is simply a placeholder.

Then again...
I'd tend to agree because there's so much useful (and valuable) data but in this day and age, who knows.
Old 10-10-14, 11:42 PM
  #18  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,018
Received 99 Likes on 79 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

oh that's just super lame...fuck Amazon...
Old 10-11-14, 12:36 AM
  #19  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
sven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 4,017
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Well that blows. I didn't use the site as much as some of you but I've been using it a few times a month for a very long time.
Old 10-11-14, 01:03 AM
  #20  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Sitting on a beach, earning 20%
Posts: 9,917
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

For over a decade in the cinema business, Box Office Mojo has been incredibly useful to me. Though there's been no official word and all this "absorbed" news is just speculation, historically it doesn't bode well for BOM.
Old 10-11-14, 01:39 AM
  #21  
DVD Talk Legend
 
B5Erik's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Southern California
Posts: 13,537
Received 457 Likes on 335 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Awww, crap. I love Box Office Mojo. If you want actor/director/writer etc info you go to IMDB, but for ALL box office info you go to Box Office Mojo. Period.

The amount of detailed info you could get from Box Office Mojo would take IMDB years to recompile and reformat to match their website.

Man, if BOM stays down I'm going to be both pissed and bummed.
Old 10-11-14, 02:49 AM
  #22  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,141
Received 129 Likes on 109 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

It's a sad day for regular Americans.

I check Box Office Mojo several times a week so I would know what was going on.

I hated all the other sites carrying the numbers. Just didn't look as good.
Old 10-11-14, 04:20 AM
  #23  
DVD Talk Godfather
 
fumanstan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Irvine, CA
Posts: 55,349
Received 26 Likes on 14 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Wow, that sucks if true.
Old 10-11-14, 04:34 AM
  #24  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Ash Ketchum's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 12,617
Received 275 Likes on 210 Posts
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Not sure why, but I always preferred Box Office Guru instead.
Old 10-11-14, 04:45 AM
  #25  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Mr. Cinema's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 18,044
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Re: RIP Box Office Mojo

Boxoffice.com is where I've been going to lately. They are much faster with box office numbers than BOM.

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.