CASE STUDY: Legendary Entertainment: Moneyball for Motion Pictures

  1. Why is it called Moneyball? What is the reference to a sports book/movie and what is the application to Legendary?
  2. What was the amazing opportunity afforded to Legendary, a standalone, independent movie company? What were some of the amazing growth opportunities being considered on a global basis?
  3. What was the structure of Legendary as it grew into a full-size studio? Which movies created Legendary’s success?
  4. Describe the nature of the elements of conventional movie marketing.
  5. What are the four quadrants, plus one quadrant of successfully marketed films?
  6. How did the “measurement of effects” impact movie theater marketing?
  7. How did Tull and Morulda rethink the marketing of movies?
  8. How did Matt build his team in Boston?
  9. What was the Four-Step Method to creating the analytics-based marketing of movies?

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