About Us

The Numbers was officially launched on October 17^th, 1997 as a free resource for industry professionals, the investment community, and movie fans to track business information on movies. Since its humble early beginnings, with just 300 tracked movies, the site has grown to become the largest freely available database of movie industry information on the web. Nearly 13,000 movies and about 750,000 separate pieces of information are now stored in the database, and Nash Information Services continues its commitment to making this data available to the widest possible audience.

The site has been run since its inception by Bruce Nash, with the help of a dedicated team of researchers and writers, bringing daily updates on the movie industry from its base in Los Angeles, CA.

Research Services

In addition to providing information for free, Nash Information Services, LLC provides research services to industry professionals, investors and entertainment companies. Since 1997, we have been constantly developing our Movie Industry Model, a sophisticated tool for analyzing the past and future performance of movies, including ancillary revenue through DVD and VHS sales and rentals, TV sales, and foreign revenues.

Using our model, we can provide revenue estimates for past movies, predictions of opening weekends and total grosses for current and future releases, and many other financial projections that can be critical in creating a business plan for an independent movie, or planning an investment. Our research services are used by independent producers, investment banks and analysts, technology companies, retailers, web sites and the major studios.

One of our most popular services is our Movie Sales Projection. The projection is based on an extract from our database for movies that are similar to a given project based either on a list provided by our client, or by doing a search based on up to six criteria, including budget, genre and production method.

Based on this information, we provide a projection for the profit or loss that will be made by the movie, based on our distribution model for studio distribution, or by working with our client to identify an alternative distribution strategy appropriate for the particular project.

The Movie Sales Projection breaks down revenue into US and international theatrical and home market income, TV rights sales and other ancillary revenue.

For more information on The Numbers' research services please send an email to research@the-numbers.com.

This 15 minute video provides an introduction to all our services.

Advertising

The Numbers can be very flexible in meeting your advertising needs. If you're interested in advertising on the site, please send an email to advertising@the-numbers.com. We'll be happy to help.

Charitable Mission

From the time it was started, The Numbers has been dedicated to raising money towards good causes. By giving 20% of all site revenue to charity, we have raised thousands of dollars to help make the world a better place.

10% is donated to Oxfam America - a charity dedicated to eradicating hunger around the world.

10% is donated to The Mars Society, a non-profit organization devoted to the exploration and colonization of Mars.

Can I contribute?

Yes! This site wouldn't be possible without the contribution of readers like you. If you see any missing information or mistakes, please email us at corrections@the-numbers.com. We really appreciate your help in making this the most accurate movie industry resource available.