Clean Movies Make Money

Dr. Ted Baehr at Big Hollywood shares some numbers from MovieGuide which analyzed the usage of substance abuse, foul language and sexual scenes in movies and how those movies fared at the box office:

Movies with no foul language compared to average box office in 2008:
No obscenities/profanities averaged: $55,568,733
0-25 obscenities/profanities: $32,145,527
More than 25: $22,934,908

Movies with no sexual content compared to average box office in 2008:
No sexual content averaged: $42,953,235
Implied adultery, promiscuity, sexual perversion or sexual immorality: $33,290,253
Depicted adultery, promiscuity, sexual perversion, or sexual immorality: $19,390,655
Graphic adultery, promiscuity, sexual perversion, or sexual immorality: $14,878,503
Movies with no nudity compared to average box office in 2008 movies:
No nudity: $36,274,503
Some sexual nudity: $29,132,665
Extensive sexual nudity: $19,874,327

Movies with no alcohol abuse compared to average box office in 2008 movies:
Some drunkenness: $32,809,224
Extreme abuse: $14,014,314

Movies with no drug references compared to average box office in 2008 movies:
No drug references: $48,819,627
Some drug references: $18,880,203
Very strong drug references: $11,621,557

For more information, visit www.movieguide.com or call 1-800-577-6684.

You can almost hear the Hollywood weenies whining: "But clean movies aren't art!"

Are you in the movie business to make art or make money? Your shareholders might want to know the answer to that one.