Data Stories

Toy Story 5 is coming whether we like it or not. But before writing Pixar off, I spent 30 years of data to find out if the studio is really in decline, or just going through a phase

Hollywood spends hundreds of millions chasing the next Avatar or Avengers. But buried in 25 years of box office data is a genre that has been quietly outperforming every blockbuster ever made, on a fraction of the budget, with no stars, no sequels, and no safety net. The numbers are not even close.

Snow White lost Disney over $100M and became one of the biggest box office disasters in recent memory. But is it a one off mistake, or the latest sign that Disney's live action remake strategy is falling apart? I let the data answer that.

Game of Thrones fell apart in its final seasons. I analyzed the dialogue from all 73 episodes to find out why: the show shifted from political intrigue to action spectacle. Less talking, more battles. And the data proves that's what killed it.

Spider-Man 4 and Avengers: Doomsday will make $3B in 2026, but the data reveals a darker truth: Phase 5 performs like 2008, average profits are negative, and 6 out of 7 money-losing MCU films came from phases 4-5.

Is Better Call Saul better than Breaking Bad? I used episode ratings from three major platforms to settle the debate once and for all. Spoiler: the data had other plans.