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Business Advice

11 Surprising Facts About How Movie Box Office Works

How Hollywood and America went crazy over box office reports… and why the numbers aren’t always what they seem.

By Justin, 7 yearsJune 6, 2018 ago
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Storytelling

How Iron Man Created the Formula for Every Marvel Movie

10 years after Marvel Studios released Iron Man, here’s how that movie’s success has been duplicated in every MCU film since.

By Justin, 8 yearsMarch 26, 2018 ago
Flash, Cyborg, Batman, Aquaman, and Wonder Woman are the Justice League of America
Storytelling

Why the Justice League Movie’s Marketing Flopped

How did Justice League become the lowest-opening movie in the DC Extended Universe?

By Justin, 8 yearsNovember 19, 2017 ago

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