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Some of the franchises in the franchise list overlap, resulting in some movies' grosses counting towards multiple franchises. This is not a mistake. The short explanation is that this is how the franchise deals work and how our sources do it.
Should the inflation table be updated? I checked the IMF graph and it has a 2.2 for 2024, unless that number still needs time to be updated? I don't fully understand this side of the page. DCF94 (talk) 17:19, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I tend to always leave the inflation adjustment until about halfway through the year because the price index is unstable throughout the first quarter. It's not like there is a new film waiting to enter the chart so there's no hurry to update it. Betty Logan (talk) 19:06, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Any idea on what is the best way to get the gross for Chinese movies? At the moment, Entgroup is the source used for Ne Zha 2. However, the problem with Entgroup is that they use a specific exchange rate to obtain the dollar value for movies. So, the box office gross for Ne Zha 2 could suddenly decrease if the Yuan depreciates quickly against the dollar and Entgroup also updates the exchange rate. Box Office Mojo isn't reliable for non-Hollywood movies from what I have seen. Any other ideas? - Rajan51 (talk) 18:31, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My suggestion is to just stick with the Entgroup source for now and keep archiving it at Wayback. If it starts going down as a result of conversion rates then we can use the archived source. It's a difficult situation to deal with, and we'll just have to manage it the best we can in lieu of a better source. The bigger problem for us right now is this, which BOM claims $1.073 billion. I am assuming this is a mistake? Unfortunately basic competence at Box Office Mojo appears to be too much to ask for these days. I can understand the gross for some obscure film being wrong, but you'd think they could at least put some effort into keeping the top 200 chart accurate... Betty Logan (talk) 19:02, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We could do that if the gross goes down once it has finished its run. However, if the exchange rate falls suddenly when it is still making significant amounts of money every day, then our archived source won't have the additional money it makes. As unreliable as Box Office Mojo is with regard to just its Chinese gross, I think it is unlikely that the worldwide gross will go down. As far as BOM's current figure of 1.073 billion is concerned, I think that number was obtained from Entgroup earlier today. Entgroup keeps updating the numbers multiple times everyday. I think BO Mojo only gets updated once a day. That is probably it. I've even seen other outlets like Deadline do that for this movie. -Rajan51 (talk) 19:11, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just noticed that the link you posted from BOM was the page for The First Slam Dunk. In that case, BOM is utterly useless. They don't even have a page for Ne Zha 2. The Numbers has it at 1.046 billion, and they seem to be updating it once a day as well. If Entgroup fails due to exchange rate fluctuations, The Numbers looks like our only choice. -Rajan51 (talk) 19:25, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
