Pirates vs Ninjas

Adam — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:48:21 +0000

I hereby declare this the definitive source on these matters.

Ranking Avatar’s Success

Adam — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:32:10 +0000

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These statistics use the number of tickets sold in the United States since the release date / the US population of the year of the movie’s release date. Thus, since some movies have been re-released multiple times, these figures can be slightly misleading. None the less, they paint a convincing picture graph.

More stats bellow the jump.

Movie	Year	% of US Population	US Population (est.)	Tickets Sold
Gone with the Wind	1939	154%	130,879,718	202,044,600
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	85%	128,824,829	109,000,000
Star Wars	1977	81%	220,239,425	178,119,600
The Ten Commandments	1956	78%	168,903,031	131,000,000
The Sound of Music	1965	73%	194,302,963	142,415,400
Doctor Zhivago	1965	64%	194,302,963	124,135,500
Fantasia	1941	62%	133,402,471	83,043,500
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	1982	61%	231,664,458	141,854,300
Jaws	1975	59%	215,973,199	128,078,800
Ben-Hur	1959	55%	177,829,628	98,000,000
101 Dalmatians	1961	54%	183,691,481	99,917,300
The Exorcist	1973	52%	211,908,788	110,568,700
Pinocchio	1940	51%	132,122,446	67,403,300
Titanic	1997	48%	267,743,595	128,345,900
Bambi	1942	47%	134,859,553	63,712,400
The Bells of St. Mary’s	1945	45%	139,928,165	62,745,100
The Empire Strikes Back	1980	43%	227,224,681	98,180,600
The Graduate	1967	43%	198,712,056	85,571,400
The Sting	1973	42%	211,908,788	89,142,900
Sleeping Beauty	1959	41%	177,829,628	72,676,100
The Robe	1953	41%	160,184,192	65,454,500
Mary Poppins	1964	41%	191,888,791	78,181,800
Return of the Jedi	1983	40%	233,791,994	94,059,400
Thunderball	1965	38%	194,302,963	74,800,000
Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981	38%	229,465,714	88,141,900
Around the World in 80 Days	1956	38%	168,903,031	64,615,400
The Godfather	1972	38%	209,896,021	78,922,600
The Jungle Book	1967	37%	198,712,056	73,679,900
Cleopatra (1963)	1963	36%	189,241,798	67,183,500
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	1969	35%	202,676,946	70,557,900
Grease	1978	35%	222,584,545	76,921,800
Goldfinger	1964	35%	191,888,791	66,300,000
Love Story	1970	34%	205,052,174	69,998,100
Jurassic Park	1993	33%	257,746,103	86,205,800
Airport	1970	32%	205,052,174	66,111,300
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	1999	31%	272,690,813	84,825,800
American Graffiti	1973	31%	211,908,788	65,714,300
Forrest Gump	1994	30%	260,289,237	78,545,600
Ghostbusters	1984	30%	235,824,902	70,730,600
The Lion King	1994	30%	260,289,237	77,231,800
Blazing Saddles	1974	30%	213,853,928	63,227,500
The Towering Inferno	1974	29%	213,853,928	61,375,700
Beverly Hills Cop	1984	28%	235,824,902	67,150,000
Home Alone	1990	27%	249,438,712	67,734,200
Independence Day	1996	26%	265,189,794	69,268,900
Batman	1989	26%	246,819,230	62,954,600
Avatar	2009	25%	305,529,237	75,243,600
The Dark Knight	2008	24%	303,824,640	74,282,100
Shrek 2	2004	24%	292,000,000	71,050,900
Spider-Man	2002	24%	287,421,906	69,484,700
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest	2006	22%	300,000,000	64,628,400
The Sixth Sense	1999	21%	272,690,813	57,579,100
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	21%	294,043,000	61,538,100
Spider-Man 2	2004	21%	292,000,000	60,158,700
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith	2005	20%	290,000,000	59,324,600
The Passion of the Christ	2004	20%	292,000,000	59,704,800
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	20%	287,421,906	57,630,400
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone	2001	20%	285,102,075	55,913,000
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	19%	285,102,075	54,703,900
Finding Nemo	2003	19%	294,043,000	56,337,500
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	2002	19%	287,421,906	53,468,500
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	2009	18%	305,529,237	56,004,400
Toy Story 2	1999	18%	272,690,813	47,836,500
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	17%	294,043,000	50,648,900
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	2000	17%	281,421,906	48,106,800
Spider-Man 3	2007	16%	301,621,157	48,914,300

Sources: Movie Tickets Sold, US Population

Meeting Effectiveness

Adam — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:01:57 +0000

To be clear, the Y-Axis is total decisions made. It seems there is always a sweet spot in the length of meetings, and most the action happens when you know the clock is ticking.

Programming Population

Adam — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:01:28 +0000

Deja Vu?

Hiking Population

Adam — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:01:29 +0000

I organised an overnight hiking trip for a group of people a couple of weekends ago. We ended up with 7 guys. Seems not many girls go hiking.

Awesome Solutions

Adam — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:01:45 +0000

It seems to me that the best solutions are always found for the hardest problems.

Wakefulness throughout day

Adam — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:01:10 +0000

A radar graph is a useful way to show a cycle like this. According to this graph, wakefulness is highest at noon, and at night.

The Happiness of Sadists

Adam — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:01:40 +0000

I wonder what would happen to sadist happiness if everyone was a sadist?

This post was inspired by someone at work (no, I’m not kidding).

Traffic when you are in a hurry

Adam — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:01:06 +0000

This one is inspired by a NRMA ad on the radio about how the faster you need to go, the slower the traffic is.

Interuptions and Focus

Adam — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:01:27 +0000

I heard somewhere that the average knowledge worker is interrupted every 11 minutes, but takes 25 minutes to fully regain focus.

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