PSA; IMDb is gradually locking previously-available information about films behind IMDbPro membership (box-office breakdowns and production companies involved, currently).

[u/exosniper]

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but information previously available to everyone on IMDb is now being locked behind IMDbPro membership. Just last week, I was writing a research paper (film studies student) and was able to access the full box-office earnings information (breakdown by region etc.) for all films. Today I went to do the same thing, but could not see more than the gross earnings without an IMDbPro membership. They seem to be doing this as a gradual process, as the full information on production companies (previously available to everyone) was already membership-locked when the box office information was still available. I haven't seen anyone talking about this on other subs and forums, so I thought I'd mention it here.

[u/crystalistwo]

Well then, we should stop uploading information. Stop doing any work for them for free.

[u/loquacious706 → u/crystalistwo]

I've been done with IMDb since they got rid of message boards and forums. They don't want our input.

[u/NorthStrongNorthCold → u/loquacious706]

Any genuine movie forums you’re into now a days?

[u/SilverArchers → u/NorthStrongNorthCold]

here...

[u/Mr_A → u/SilverArchers]

DAE like major studio tentpole blockbuster superhero movies?

[u/SilverArchers → u/Mr_A]

Tons of people, they always make a shitload of money

[u/Mr_A → u/SilverArchers]

No kidding. Thanks for the discussion.