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Data Visualization  ·  1994–2024

Critics vs Crowds

30 years of movies & games — comparing what critics celebrated against what audiences actually paid to see. Oscar Winners vs Box Office. GOTY vs Top-Selling Games. The gap tells the story.

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Top grosser — Game
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Y: Box Office / Sales ($M)  ·  X: Year
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Earnings gap — critic pick vs top grosser
Movie gap Game gap
Total earnings by genre over time — Movies
Total earnings by genre over time — Games
Movie genres — critic picks (30 yrs)
Movie genres — top grossers (30 yrs)
Game genres — critic picks (30 yrs)
Game genres — top grossers (30 yrs)