Box Office Prophets

Box Office Prophets (BOP) is a web site that contains movie-related features and information. Debuting on July 25, 2001, the site is a de facto sequel to the now-defunct the-prophets.com, a movie web site started in 1998. Box Office Prophets was originally launched as the first site to offer a comprehensive, searchable database for weekend box office free of charge to visitors.

The initial focus was on independent analysis of the box office performance of movies. The site has evolved into one of the largest movie/entertainment sites on the internet, offering box office discussions, movie and television news, DVD and movie reviews, contests/giveaways, and trivia quizzes. BOP's experts have been featured in reports by CNN [cite news
author = Chris Isidore
title = Disney may block anti-Bush film
publisher = CNN Money
date=2004-05-06
url = http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/05/news/fortune500/disney_moore/
accessdate=2007-05-25] , Salon.com [cite news
author = Ivan Askwith
title = A Matrix in every medium
publisher = Salon
date = 2003-05-10
url = http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2003/05/12/matrix_universe/index.html
accessdate=2007-05-25] , USA Today [cite news
author = Scott Bowles
title = Box-office beasts of burden?
publisher = USA Today
date = 2005-12-06
url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-12-06-narnia-kong_x.htm
accessdate=2007-05-25] , CNBC, and MSNBC, among others. The site is a division of One of Us, Inc.

In 2002, BOP started its annual end-of-the-year awards, "The Calvins". Best Picture winners have included "Serenity", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Lost in Translation", "About a Boy" and "The Royal Tenenbaums". The awards are announced in mid-February and include unusual categories such as Breakthrough Performance, Overlooked Film, Best Scene, Best Trailer and Best Use of Music.

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External links

* [http://www.boxofficeprophets.com Official web site]