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How to make a blockbuster The chances of a film becoming a hit can be described by a power law according to two scientists who have analysed the gross earnings from over 2000 movies (arXiv.org/abs/physics/0504198). The finding confirms the belief that the best way to make a film successful is to show it at as many cinemas as possible on its opening weekend. Sitabhra Sinha and Raj Kumar Pan of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai analyzed data on about 2000 films released in the US between 1999 and 2004.
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