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wheniaminspaced t1_j3h4nul wrote

SpaceX can probably still be considered a startup its older, but rocket development is a longer timeline than say social media. I doubt that Spacex is profitable yet, it likely could be if it stopped development of new systems (starlink & starship).

That said the definition they are likely using is companies they expect to go public, but have not.

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lohborn t1_j3h3x9j wrote

Totally agree with your points, but Epic is not involved with the Quake franchise. First one was by id, newest games published by Bethesda.

You may be thinking of Unreal I and II and Unreal tournament which were originally competitors to Quake II etc.

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writerightnow18 t1_j3h3763 wrote

Revenue or profit over time is misleading even with inflation adjustments. A $0.15 ticket to see a movie in 1920 is equivalent to $2.23 in 2022.

In 2022 numbers a 1920 film would have sold 6,666,667 tickets to reach $1M and a film in 2022 would need to sell only 90,909 tickets at $11 each (ticket price average www.indiewire.com) to reach $1M.

Do a chart based on tickets sold in order to show a film’s true popularity with the public.

… And don’t use white text on light grey.

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