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TheNumbers.com, a key film data authority, vanishes online

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TheNumbers.com, a highly regarded source for film industry data, abruptly disappeared from the internet on March 5th, 2026. This event is concerning because the website was considered the definitive authority on box office grosses, budgets, and streaming data, relied upon by journalists, academics, filmmakers, and even Guinness World Records. The sudden vanishing of such a critical resource raises questions about data preservation and the reliability of online information. AI

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TheNumbers.com, a key film data authority, vanishes online

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Stephen Follows: What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all. “Its hand-researched data is the highest quality, tracking box office grosses, budget

    Stephen Follows: What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all. “Its hand-researched data is the highest quality, tracking box office grosses, budgets, home video and streaming across more than 78,000 films and 236,000 people. It gets north of eight million visitors a …

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