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To: nickcarraway
The article kind of wipes itself out at the end by saying this:

"The cacophony surrounding Chopra Jonas’ turn in “Heads of State” was boosted by the massive population in India, where her Bollywood-to-Hollywood crossover appeal prompted fans to share clips of her fight sequences. Reviews and social media indicated that her performance was a key motivator for viewership."

So wait a minute. You don't need AI to tell you whether or not the film was more popular in India than elsewhere. If it's a streaming movie, the streaming data would tell you that. And if it was in theaters, obviously the theater receipts would tell you that. All this AI analysis on social media buzz is worthless in this context.

It might be even worse than useless if it led you to the wrong conclusions. Profitability of a movie is based on paying customers, not on social media buzz. Unless the streaming or theater receipts from India were disproportionately huge, the conclusion that she is the one driving popularity of the movie among paying customers would be false. What AI is telling you is how many people are talking about it on the internet, which may or what may not equate to those same people actually paying to see the movie.

8 posted on 08/20/2025 9:05:00 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin
The article kind of wipes itself out at the end by saying this:

-"The cacophony surrounding Chopra Jonas’ turn in “Heads of State” was boosted by the massive population in India, where her Bollywood-to-Hollywood crossover appeal prompted fans to share clips of her fight sequences.-

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Very much like Bruce Lee was so popular in Asia "The Green Hornet" was re-named "The Kato Show" when that serial ran there. Everything gets skewed when international appeal and sales are involved. Some duds here turn out very profitable after the overseas numbers roll in. I can only see AI furthering mistakes in this area where people of other cultures' tastes are so predictably unpredictable.

10 posted on 08/20/2025 10:36:26 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Yo homey...is that my briefcase?)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

That was my guess after reading the third paragraph. What a headline-grabbing scam.


11 posted on 08/20/2025 11:20:05 PM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
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