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In finance, box office futures is a type of futures contract in which investors trade shares in upcoming movies based on their predicted performance.^[1]

United States

In the United States, the proposal was banned after studios, which was led by Motion Picture Association of America, stated "that box office futures would be easily manipulated and of no use to the big film companies. "^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Itzkoff, Michael Cieply; Compiled By Dave (17 July 2010). "ARTS, BRIEFLY; Bid To Trade Box Office Futures Dies". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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+In [[finance]], '''box office futures''' is a type of [[futures contract]] in which [[investor]]s trade shares in upcoming movies based on their predicted performance.<ref name="nyt">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/movies/17arts-BIDTOTRADEBO_BRF.html |title=ARTS, BRIEFLY; Bid To Trade Box Office Futures Dies |last=Itzkoff |first=Michael Cieply; Compiled By Dave |date=17 July 2010 |work=The New York Times |page=2 |accessdate=19 August 2010}}</ref>
-{{Orphan|date=August 2010}}
+== United States ==
-In [[finance]], '''box office futures''' is a type of [[futures contract]] in which [[investor]]s trade shares in upcoming movies based on their predicted performance.<ref name="nyt">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/movies/17arts-BIDTOTRADEBO_BRF.html|title=ARTS, BRIEFLY; Bid To Trade Box Office Futures Dies|last=Itzkoff|first=Michael Cieply; Compiled By Dave|date=17 July 2010|work=The New York Times|page=2|accessdate=19 August 2010}}</ref>
+In the United States, the proposal was banned after studios, which was led by [[Motion Picture Association of America]], stated "that box office futures would be easily manipulated and of no use to the big film companies. "<ref name="nyt" />
-==United States==
+== See also ==
-In the United States, the proposal was banned after studios, which was led by [[Motion Picture Association of America]], stated "that box office futures would be easily manipulated and of no use to the big film companies. "<ref name="nyt"/>
-==See also==
 * [[Box Office Pro]]
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-==Further reading==
+== Further reading ==
 * [http://www.economist.com/node/15955332 Box-office futures: Land of the lost], [[The Economist]]
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