Abstract
Many local film industries in developing economies are struggling to compete with foreign film hits. Surprisingly, despite the high exposure from imported films, the Indonesian film industry has maintained a robust domestic market in the last decade. This study aims to gather insights from this phenomenon by examining the key factors that distinguish the profiles of non-successful and successful local films at the Indonesian box office. The analysis was conducted based on the characteristics of 225 local films from 2017 to 2018. We employed a recent method to generate such profiles, namely the tree-based comparative analysis, which uses a machine learning model to augment the cross-case comparisons from a large pool of data. The study result suggests that the success of local films is mainly driven by the actor's popularity and the presence of foreign movie hits at the box office. Besides, we also found that the distinction between moderately successful and highly successful local films predominantly lies in story familiarity, suggesting the efficacy of the "brand extension" strategy in the Indonesian film industry. The study concludes by offering some managerial insights for producers and distributors to deliver successful films at the box office. Keywords— local film; Indonesian box office; success profiles; tree-based comparative analysisBanyak industri film lokal di negara-negara berkembang kesulitan untuk bersaing dengan film-film asing. Anehnya, terlepas dari tingginya paparan film impor di pasar domestik, industri film lokal di Indonesia justru mampu mempertahankan pangsa pasar yang kuat dalam satu dekade terakhir. Studi ini bertujuan untuk memahami fenomena unik tersebut dengan cara mengidentifikasi faktor utama yang membedakan profil film yang sukses dan yang tidak sukses di box office Indonesia. Analisis dilakukan berdasarkan karakteristik 225 film Indonesia dari tahun 2017 hingga 2018. Kami menggunakan metode baru untuk menghasilkan profil kesuksesan film, yaitu metode tree-based comparative analysis, yang menggunakan model pembelajaran mesin untuk membantu perbandingan kualitatif dari kumpulan data yang banyak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keberhasilan film lokal di Indonesia dipengaruhi oleh faktor popularitas aktor dan keberadaan film asing popular di box office. Selain itu, kami juga menemukan perbedaan antara film lokal yang cukup sukses dan yang sangat sukses terletak pada keakraban calon penonton terhadap cerita yang ditawarkan, di mana hal ini menunjukkan efektivitas dari strategi "brand extension" pada industri film Indonesia. Studi ini ditutup dengan menawarkan implikasi manajerial bagi produser dan distributor lokal untuk membuat film yang sukses di box office. Kata kunci— film lokal; box office Indonesia; profil sukses; analisis perbandingan
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Wibowo, B. S., Rubiana, F., & Hartono, B. (2022). A data-driven investigation of successful local film profiles in the Indonesian box office. Jurnal Manajemen Indonesia, 22(3), 333–344. https://doi.org/10.25124/jmi.v22i3.4106
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