Ask HN: Console games vs. movies. Do they compete for consumer eyeballs?

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"Transformers 4 just did $575 million in revenue in the first 12 days from launch without launching in Europe or South America yet. I tend to compare that with the almost over $ 1 billion that COD Ghosts made in their 1st day from launch. Do they compete for the same audience?"

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Yes, they compete for the entertainment budget of households. The links below might help:

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/how-the-average-american-fami...

http://airlockalpha.com/node/9860/how-americans-spend-their-...

So if they compete in the entertainment budget of households, who's winning? Seems to me like Hollywood is losing.

Is that a valid comparison?

I think pretty much yes. They do compete.

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