I’ve been having a hard time determining how this is going to work so I decided to just arbitrarily assign numbers to the questions listed above as follows and we’re going to try it with two very different movies per category. Now, when we do this going forward we’ll be using these criteria in conjunction with different categories carrying different weight as determined in the next post. For what it’s worth, my lawyer wife is being very aggressive about noting that none of this is “above board” in the legal sense, but first amendment blah blah blah disclosure of *opinion* etc. Take everything I say/write with a grain of salt and know that none of this means anything! Cool? Let’s proceed!
- How much a movie earned worldwide compared to its cost to produce can be measured and referred to as its profit.
AVATAR: Avatar had a $250m budget and earned $2,783,918,982 worldwide. Its profit can be measured at $2,533,918,982.
*Let’s call this a 10 as it’s pretty much unmatched in its success, financially.)
THE LONE RANGER: This abomination cost $301,886,000 to make and earned about $176,335,539. Its profit can be measured at -$125,550,461.
*Let’s call this a 2 because there are movies that have had lower profits.
- A quick search on RottenTomatoes.com can help us determine how a movie was received critically so let’s just steal their numbers for this one and give them credit for doing the legwork!
THE DARK KNIGHT: has a 94% certified fresh ranking on RottenTomatoes which means that 94% of critic review for this film were considered positive.
*Let’s call this any ranking between 90-100% a 10.
BAD SANTA 2: has a 22% rotten ranking meaning that only 22% of reviews were considered positive.
*And we’ll call any ranking between 20-30% a 3.
- RottenTomatoes.com will also tell us how a movie was received by audiences as they have a handy little audience reaction meter as well. This often coincides with critical reviews but sometimes it varies greatly – which is fun!
FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM received a 75% certified fresh ranking from critics (which is criminally low in my humble HP-loving opinion) but an 83% audience score.
*So we’ll call it a 9 for audience reception.
LITTLE NICKY was a garbage film towards the end of Adam Sandler’s reign as biggest wang in the film business and received a too-high 22% from critics and an offensively too-high 56% from audiences.
*So we’ll begrudgingly call this a 6 for audience reception.
- I’m looking for feedback from you blog-readers as to how we can quantify awards. Do all awards count the same meaning any movie that wins 4 oscars (let’s say for score, cinematography, supporting actor, and screenplay) is the exact same rank as any other movie that wins 4 oscars (let’s say for actor, actress, director, and screenplay). Or do different awards carry different weight? Let’s discuss in the comments.
- Let’s discuss weighing the (immeasurable) “cult appeal” of a film:
THE BIG LEBOWSKI grossed $46,189,568 worldwide in its theatrical run but has since remained in theatres for midnight movies, is on pretty much every list of best cult films ever published, has started a freakin’ religion, and won the affections of Mr. Roger Ebert himself! But how to measure it? Discuss in the comments please! Help!
I’m tired. Let’s pick this up next time!
I’ve been having a hard time determining how this is going to work so I decided to just arbitrarily assign numbers to the questions listed above as follows and we’re going to try it with two very different movies per category. Now, when we do this going forward we’ll be using these criteria in conjunction with different categories carrying different weight as determined in the next post. For what it’s worth, my lawyer wife is being very aggressive about noting that none of this is “above board” in the legal sense, but first amendment blah blah blah disclosure of *opinion* etc. Take everything I say/write with a grain of salt and know that none of this means anything! Cool? Let’s proceed!
- How much a movie earned worldwide compared to its cost to produce can be measured and referred to as its profit.
AVATAR: Avatar had a $250m budget and earned $2,783,918,982 worldwide. Its profit can be measured at $2,533,918,982.
*Let’s call this a 10 as it’s pretty much unmatched in its success, financially.)
THE LONE RANGER: This abomination cost $301,886,000 to make and earned about $176,335,539. Its profit can be measured at -$125,550,461.
*Let’s call this a 2 because there are movies that have had lower profits.
- A quick search on RottenTomatoes.com can help us determine how a movie was received critically so let’s just steal their numbers for this one and give them credit for doing the legwork!
THE DARK KNIGHT: has a 94% certified fresh ranking on RottenTomatoes which means that 94% of critic review for this film were considered positive.
*Let’s call this any ranking between 90-100% a 10.
BAD SANTA 2: has a 22% rotten ranking meaning that only 22% of reviews were considered positive.
*And we’ll call any ranking between 20-30% a 3.
- RottenTomatoes.com will also tell us how a movie was received by audiences as they have a handy little audience reaction meter as well. This often coincides with critical reviews but sometimes it varies greatly – which is fun!
FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM received a 75% certified fresh ranking from critics (which is criminally low in my humble HP-loving opinion) but an 83% audience score.
*So we’ll call it a 9 for audience reception.
LITTLE NICKY was a garbage film towards the end of Adam Sandler’s reign as biggest wang in the film business and received a too-high 22% from critics and an offensively too-high 56% from audiences.
*So we’ll begrudgingly call this a 6 for audience reception.
- I’m looking for feedback from you blog-readers as to how we can quantify awards. Do all awards count the same meaning any movie that wins 4 oscars (let’s say for score, cinematography, supporting actor, and screenplay) is the exact same rank as any other movie that wins 4 oscars (let’s say for actor, actress, director, and screenplay). Or do different awards carry different weight? Let’s discuss in the comments.
- Let’s discuss weighing the (immeasurable) “cult appeal” of a film:
THE BIG LEBOWSKI grossed $46,189,568 worldwide in its theatrical run but has since remained in theatres for midnight movies, is on pretty much every list of best cult films ever published, has started a freakin’ religion, and won the affections of Mr. Roger Ebert himself! But how to measure it? Discuss in the comments please! Help!
I’m tired. Let’s pick this up next time!
