Weekly Movie Attendance and Box Office in Iceland
Examining Movie Viewership Trends in the Icelandic Market
By Þorsteinn Aðalsteinsson [source]
About this dataset
This dataset contains attendance and box office information on movies in Iceland, including their ranking, distributor name, gross box office earnings, and admissions for each week. The data is sourced from FRÍSK(Félag rétthafa í sjónvarpi og kvikmyndum = Association of license owners of television and movie material) who colleccted statistics on movie attendance and usage behalf of license holders; as well as from Kvikmyndamiðstöð Ísland (The Icelandic film center) who publish movie ratings for the Icelandic market.
These real-time updates serve to provide a comprehensive cinematic understanding of the past weeks' box-office. This dataset offers an up-to-date insight into which films are dominating theaters across Iceland - allowing users to monitor changing consumer habits and interests over time!
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How to use the dataset
How to Use This Dataset
This dataset provides information on movie attendance and box office in Iceland. It contains weekly data including the rank of movies, distributor name, gross box office, and admissions for each weekend. This data can be used for statistical analysis of movie trends in the Icelandic market as well as comparison between different movies and distributors.
To get started with this dataset, take a look at the columns that are included:
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Rank: The ranking of movies according to their box office gross.
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Distributor Name: The name of the distributor responsible for releasing the movie in Iceland.
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Gross Box Office (in ISK): The total amount of money that has been earned from admissions in Iceland (in millions of Icelandic Krona).
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Admissions: The number of people who have seen a given movie during its theatrical run (in thousands).
Next, it’s important to understand how this data was collected. FRÍSK maintains a database with statistics about movies released in Iceland and publishes reports with weekly attendance numbers on its website FRÍSK, from which we gathered our data. We also collected ranking data from Kvikmyndamiðstöð Ísland (The Icelandic Film Center) website here. Over time, these sources may change or update their datasets so always check back before performing any analyses or interpretations with this dataset!
Now you're ready to start exploring! Whether you're curious about comparative trends among different distributors or want to find out which kind of films gain more traction over time - there is plenty here to explore!
Research Ideas
- Build an app that forecasts attendance for movies based on current trends in viewership and box office data.
- Analyze what factors affect the success of a movie using box office and attendance data.
- Create an algorithm to identify which distributors have the most successful movie releases, based on their corresponding rankings and gross box offices
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source
License
License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.
Columns
File: top-40-movies-in-iceland-by-year.csv
File: movie-attendance-by-weeks.csv
Acknowledgements
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Þorsteinn Aðalsteinsson.