http://www.marqueestars.com Business Content for the Content Business Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No credit cards, no pop-ups, no hidden fees. Welcome to our marquee appraisal system for the 21st century. Marquee Stars appraises the box office prominence of marquee performers, directors, screenwriters and producers based on algorithmically adjusted moving averages.  We also provide a free online calculator for use with our downloaded reports ... http://www.marqueestars.com/free-appraisal-guide-download/ [caption id="attachment_1564" align="aligncenter" width="474" caption="1 & 3-month box office trends as measured against the 1-year trendline"][/caption] http://www.marqueestars.com/box-office-trends/ (Click chart for enlarged view) http://www.marqueestars.com/worlds-favorite-films/ Posted: February 21, 2010 Shutter Island Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: Laeta Kalogridis Producers: Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer Stars: Leonardo Di Caprio Ben Kingsley Mark Ruffalo Tri-genre: medical psychological suspense Story Situation: riddle Satisfaction Rating: above average Maturity Rating: 17+ Plotline: U.S. marshal Teddy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and partner Chuck (Mark Ruffalo) are dispatched to a remote island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate ... http://www.marqueestars.com/global-circuit/ Posted: February 21, 2010 [caption id="attachment_2073" align="aligncenter" width="446" caption="(L) Hidetoshi Nishijima and Miho Nakayama as inconvenient lovers"][/caption] Saying Goodbye, One Day (Sayonara Itsuka; サヨナライツカ) Director: John H. Lee Writer: Man-hee Lee, John H. Lee, Shinho Lee Producers: Jae S. Shim, Young S. Hwang Stars: Miho Nakayama Nidetoshi Nishijima Yuriko Ishida Tri-genre: relationships erotic romance Story Situation: torn-between-lovers Satisfaction Rating: ... http://www.marqueestars.com/japanese-circuit/ [caption id="attachment_2067" align="aligncenter" width="479" caption="Leonardo di Carprio and Mark Ruffalo in 'Shutter Island'"][/caption] Utilizing our free online package calculator, Marquee Stars offers the following box office prognostications for the upcoming weekend.  They represent "typical" performance expectations as derived from recent moving averages in combination with regression analysis.  Forecast results are charted ... http://www.marqueestars.com/our-weekend-prognostications-2/ The following diagnostic charts have been compiled by Marquee Stars from our database of more than two thousand international bellwether films.  Our purpose is to identify the characteristics of the typical successful film within theatrical markets.  Periodically, we will analyze different international markets.  Although Marquee Stars strongly discourages the notion ... http://www.marqueestars.com/market-diagnostics/ Posted: February 18, 2010 [caption id="attachment_2063" align="aligncenter" width="426" caption="(L) Shahrukh Khan and Kajol Devagn star in 'My Name Is Khan'"][/caption] My Name Is Khan Director: Karan Johar Writer: Shibani Bathijia Producers: Hiroo Yash Johar, Gauri Khan Stars: Shahrukh Khan Kajol Mukheree-Devgan Christopher B. Duncan Tri-genre: social/morality romance drama Story Situation: journey Satisfaction Rating: above average Maturity Rating: 13+ Plotline:  High-functioning autistic ... http://www.marqueestars.com/bollywood-circuit/ Posted: February 13, 2010 [caption id="attachment_2002" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Yunjin Kim from ABC-TV's 'Lost' stars as an singing inmate in 'Harmony'"][/caption] Harmony (Hamoni; 하모니) [caption id="attachment_2003" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Moon-hee Na as the convicted college professor"][/caption] Director: Dae-kyu Kang Writers: Seung-yeon Lee, Je-gyun Yun Producers: Nam-su Kim, Je-gyun Yun Stars: Yunjin Kim Moon-hee Na Ye-won Kang Tri-genre: prison music drama Story Situation: mentor Satisfaction ... http://www.marqueestars.com/korean-circuit/ Posted: February 13, 2010 [caption id="attachment_2000" align="aligncenter" width="449" caption="Aleksandr Baluyev stars as a captured Russian pilot in 'Kandahar'"][/caption] Kandahar (Кандагар) Director: Andrey Kavun Writer: Oleg Kavun, Andrey Kavun Producers: Ilya Nertin, Valeriy Todorovskiy Stars: Aleksandr Baluyev Vladimir Maskov Andrey Panin Bogdan Benyuk Tri-genre: terrorism true-life action Story Situation: escape Satisfaction Rating: excellent Maturity Rating: 13+ Plotline: Afghanistan, 1995. The Taliban captures a ... http://www.marqueestars.com/russian-circuit/