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Is there a Wiki page for the highest grossing films in (for example) 2014, worldwide?
2014 in film has the Highest-grossing films of 2014, worldwide, with the gross to-date.
There are about 10 lists by country for each year, eg List of 2014 box office number-one films in the United States, but nothing for the world – that I can see.
NB1: Curiously, Canada (on Wiki) stops in 2010. NB2: World Almanac cites US and Canada figures combined (from Rentrak).
MBG02 ( talk) 00:09, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
I've noticed that when tv shows do this, they never tend to time it correctly. But, why?
For example both of the regular young female characters in Lizzie McGuire were shown wearing bras before the "we need a bra" storyline. To use a retro example, Samantha Smith's character in Lime Street has her first period in one episode, even though a feature on Samantha's address to a college student audience earlier that year had noted that she was showing "obvious signs of puberty" in the chest and had started wearing makeup... so it would seem a bit too late for a first period. Paul Benjamin Austin ( talk) 00:18, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
First off, I'm American. My wife and I have been getting into watching the British game show, Pointless. We've watched 3 episodes now. The jackpots don't seem very high at all. The highest I've seen is just £2,500. Is this standard for British game shows? I'm kind of used to American game show prizes which can be quite a bit higher than that. A single question in Jeopardy can get you $2,000. A single puzzle can get you more than $2,500 in Wheel of Fortune. And The Price is Right regularly gives out new cars. So, that's why I say that £2,500 seems low. Thanks, † dismas†| (talk) 01:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Thank you, all. I think that pretty well answers my question. † dismas†| (talk) 13:40, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
While I agree that there's a difference between a rolling jackpot and the potential for 1 million, I don't think it's as simple as Dweller's comment seems to suggest. First as a minor nitpick, AFAIK WWTBAM could theoretically give away more than 1 million per episode, or less even if everyone won the grand prize, it depended on how long the contest took which I expect is something they could fool around with legally and above board. (I mean they don't show every minute they shot. I don't know how they taped it, but how they want to edit it is something they would be entitled to change on the fly.)
Anyway more to the point, as Alansplodge comment indicates, the funding for such shows is complicated, but is surely going to be based on the assumption that the average winnings is well below 1 million. If somehow everyone did win 1 million every episode, while they would have to cope with that, they'd either cancel or rejig the show. In other words, while the jackpoint point is valid, the larger issue IMO is that the average winnings were targeted at a higher level.
It's true that advertising means more revenue for a popular show. And I'm sure there would be more callers if everyone saw people winning 1 million all the time. But I'm doubtful it will make up for the added cost especially since it's going to get boring watching people win 1 million after a while. And I'm fairly sure the BBC could cope if they really needed to with a show where the prizes were unexpectedly 1 million instead of whatever average they estimated.
While I'm sure the BBC Charter etc have complicated goals etc, I'm also sure there's some expectation that more popular shows would tend to get higher budgets (along with the influences of all their other requirements). So while advertising is different, I'm pretty sure popularity is a factor whatever the structure. Of course, as others have mentioned the licencing fee issue and differing expectations etc may mean there would be less acceptance for funding such a show, a related but IMO distinct point.
BTW, as for coping, AFAIK it isn't that uncommon such shows have some level of insurance. These sources [1] [2] discuss that for the US version in ~2000. (It has both an excess and a maximum. And even despite that, the insurance company felt they were paying more than they expected.) I don't know if the UK version did, I can't recall any discussions surrounding insurance in the cheating scandals so maybe not.
I've been watching the TV series Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans, and some of the British officers have a horseshoe shaped piece of metal on their chests. A good example can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuUeHCYB4oU&t=205 I assume it is just for decoration. Any further information appreciated. Thanks! -- TrogWoolley ( talk) 13:44, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
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Is there a Wiki page for the highest grossing films in (for example) 2014, worldwide?
2014 in film has the Highest-grossing films of 2014, worldwide, with the gross to-date.
There are about 10 lists by country for each year, eg List of 2014 box office number-one films in the United States, but nothing for the world – that I can see.
NB1: Curiously, Canada (on Wiki) stops in 2010. NB2: World Almanac cites US and Canada figures combined (from Rentrak).
MBG02 ( talk) 00:09, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
I've noticed that when tv shows do this, they never tend to time it correctly. But, why?
For example both of the regular young female characters in Lizzie McGuire were shown wearing bras before the "we need a bra" storyline. To use a retro example, Samantha Smith's character in Lime Street has her first period in one episode, even though a feature on Samantha's address to a college student audience earlier that year had noted that she was showing "obvious signs of puberty" in the chest and had started wearing makeup... so it would seem a bit too late for a first period. Paul Benjamin Austin ( talk) 00:18, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
First off, I'm American. My wife and I have been getting into watching the British game show, Pointless. We've watched 3 episodes now. The jackpots don't seem very high at all. The highest I've seen is just £2,500. Is this standard for British game shows? I'm kind of used to American game show prizes which can be quite a bit higher than that. A single question in Jeopardy can get you $2,000. A single puzzle can get you more than $2,500 in Wheel of Fortune. And The Price is Right regularly gives out new cars. So, that's why I say that £2,500 seems low. Thanks, † dismas†| (talk) 01:54, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Thank you, all. I think that pretty well answers my question. † dismas†| (talk) 13:40, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
While I agree that there's a difference between a rolling jackpot and the potential for 1 million, I don't think it's as simple as Dweller's comment seems to suggest. First as a minor nitpick, AFAIK WWTBAM could theoretically give away more than 1 million per episode, or less even if everyone won the grand prize, it depended on how long the contest took which I expect is something they could fool around with legally and above board. (I mean they don't show every minute they shot. I don't know how they taped it, but how they want to edit it is something they would be entitled to change on the fly.)
Anyway more to the point, as Alansplodge comment indicates, the funding for such shows is complicated, but is surely going to be based on the assumption that the average winnings is well below 1 million. If somehow everyone did win 1 million every episode, while they would have to cope with that, they'd either cancel or rejig the show. In other words, while the jackpoint point is valid, the larger issue IMO is that the average winnings were targeted at a higher level.
It's true that advertising means more revenue for a popular show. And I'm sure there would be more callers if everyone saw people winning 1 million all the time. But I'm doubtful it will make up for the added cost especially since it's going to get boring watching people win 1 million after a while. And I'm fairly sure the BBC could cope if they really needed to with a show where the prizes were unexpectedly 1 million instead of whatever average they estimated.
While I'm sure the BBC Charter etc have complicated goals etc, I'm also sure there's some expectation that more popular shows would tend to get higher budgets (along with the influences of all their other requirements). So while advertising is different, I'm pretty sure popularity is a factor whatever the structure. Of course, as others have mentioned the licencing fee issue and differing expectations etc may mean there would be less acceptance for funding such a show, a related but IMO distinct point.
BTW, as for coping, AFAIK it isn't that uncommon such shows have some level of insurance. These sources [1] [2] discuss that for the US version in ~2000. (It has both an excess and a maximum. And even despite that, the insurance company felt they were paying more than they expected.) I don't know if the UK version did, I can't recall any discussions surrounding insurance in the cheating scandals so maybe not.
I've been watching the TV series Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans, and some of the British officers have a horseshoe shaped piece of metal on their chests. A good example can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuUeHCYB4oU&t=205 I assume it is just for decoration. Any further information appreciated. Thanks! -- TrogWoolley ( talk) 13:44, 11 October 2018 (UTC)