The big data applications in film industry chain

Abstract

Nowadays, the audiences' consumption attitudes, consumption patterns and consumer groups are all in the great changes, thus it is necessary to improve the film's revenue by excellent script selecting, accurate market positioning, effective product marketing, and accurate forecasting of the box office. This paper introduced the application and benefit of big data in the film industry chain in terms of film making and investing, film publicity and distribution, film broadcasting and film audience, pointed out many challenges that big data encountered in China's film industry and finally provided useful suggestions for the practitioners in the film industry of all aspects.