The Oscars by the numbers
In honor of the 2015 Academy Awards nominees, we share some random facts.
The Academy announced its 2015 nominees for what has been – at least from a business standpoint – a bad year for movies.
In 2014, the overall domestic box office reported a 5 percent drop from 2013. Americans age 12 to 24 saw 15 percent fewer movies in theaters during the first three quarters of 2014, suggesting that young people aren’t interested in shelling out for feature films. The year also featured a magnificent summer slump, a reported 7-year low for domestic theater attendance.
The Academy Awards (apart from being an event where pretty people prance around in fancy clothes and clap for one another) has over the years made money for Hollywood. And it makes sense. When the winners, or even just the nominees, are announced, people want to see what all the hype is about. So they invest.
In honor of the new Oscar nominees, here are some random facts about the entertaining economic force that is the Academy Awards:
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