Flying Monsters 3D (2011)

Flying Monsters 3D poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,751,141Details
International Box Office $5,143,082Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,894,223
Further financial details...

Synopsis

220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction. In Flying Monsters 3D Sir David Attenborough, one of the world's leading naturalist, sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs, whose wingspans of up to 40 feet were equal to that of a modern day jet plane. Attenborough works with scientists to understand the incredible story of the evolution of the pterosaurs, a story that unfolds in such stunning locations as New Mexico, the Jurassic Coast of Lyme Regis in Britain, an ancient pterosaur landing site in Southern France and a fossil pit in Germany where near perfect pterosaur specimens have been found.

Metrics

Legs:321.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,744,018

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,419 $5,751,141
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,545 $5,143,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,434 $10,894,223

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 6th, 2011 (IMAX) by National Geographic Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 39 minutes
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Keywords: Edutainment, Voiceover/Narration, Dinosaurs, Visual Effects, 3-D, Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Sky 3D, National Geographic Entertainment, Zoo, On Sight, Vision 3, CVFX, Molinare, Atlantic Producitions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,419 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,366 $7,744,018
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,626 $5,751,141
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 150 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,728 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies 95 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 289 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for National Geographic Entertainment Movies 4 $5,751,141

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 5, 2013 62 $17,895   9 $1,988   $5,037,511 79
Apr 12, 2013 73 $11,684 -35% 9 $1,298   $5,072,756 80
Apr 26, 2013 65 $14,030   9 $1,559   $5,137,451 82
May 10, 2013 63 $13,805   12 $1,150   $5,201,511 84
May 17, 2013 67 $9,082 -34% 6 $1,514   $5,237,130 85
Jun 14, 2013 56 $6,788   6 $1,131   $5,349,674 89
Jun 21, 2013 55 $8,322 +23% 5 $1,664   $5,378,656 90
Jul 12, 2013 48 $7,882   5 $1,576   $5,460,530 93
Jul 19, 2013 63 $10,473 +33% 5 $2,095   $5,488,204 94
Aug 2, 2013 58 $11,461   6 $1,910   $5,564,264 96
Aug 16, 2013 77 $7,534   4 $1,884   $5,615,276 98
Aug 23, 2013 69 $5,747 -24% 5 $1,149   $5,634,722 99
Sep 6, 2013 103 $1,749   3 $583   $5,657,546 101
Sep 20, 2013 97 $1,527   2 $764   $5,668,757 103
Oct 18, 2013 107 $1,213   2 $607   $5,684,416 107
Oct 25, 2013 91 $246 -80% 1 $246   $5,685,794 108
Nov 22, 2013 79 $874   1 $874   $5,751,141 112

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 6, 2012 58 $19,236   8 $2,405   $370,675 14
Jan 13, 2012 53 $34,534 +80% 8 $4,317   $405,209 15
Jan 20, 2012 54 $33,958 -2% 11 $3,087   $439,167 16
Feb 3, 2012 49 $44,104   11 $4,009   $528,371 18
Feb 24, 2012 50 $75,437   15 $5,029   $800,895 21
Mar 2, 2012 47 $75,380 n/c 15 $5,025   $876,275 22
Mar 9, 2012 41 $135,817 +80% 15 $9,054   $1,012,092 23
Mar 23, 2012 44 $104,749   15 $6,983   $1,249,730 25
Mar 30, 2012 44 $96,076 -8% 17 $5,652   $1,345,806 26
Apr 6, 2012 45 $94,557 -2% 18 $5,253   $1,440,363 27
Apr 13, 2012 44 $94,296 n/c 18 $5,239   $1,534,659 28
Apr 20, 2012 53 $61,125 -35% 18 $3,396   $1,595,784 29
May 11, 2012 46 $54,111   18 $3,006   $1,765,203 33
Jun 8, 2012 42 $74,395   18 $4,133   $2,065,603 37
Jun 15, 2012 36 $121,566 +63% 18 $6,754   $2,187,169 38
Jun 22, 2012 37 $117,247 -4% 18 $6,514   $2,304,416 39
Jul 6, 2012 35 $214,063   18 $11,892   $2,631,505 41
Jul 13, 2012 39 $136,012 -36% 18 $7,556   $2,794,721 42
Sep 28, 2012 62 $44,613   18 $2,479   $3,928,818 53
Oct 12, 2012 47 $51,107   18 $2,839   $4,060,108 55
Oct 19, 2012 48 $56,939 +11% 18 $3,163   $4,117,047 56
Nov 2, 2012 55 $32,078   18 $1,782   $4,176,870 58
Mar 29, 2013 55 $46,462   9 $5,162   $5,009,699 79
Apr 5, 2013 61 $28,882 -38% 9 $3,209   $5,056,978 80
Apr 12, 2013 67 $27,833 -4% 5 $5,567   $5,089,315 81
Apr 19, 2013 68 $20,224 -27% 9 $2,247   $5,114,012 82
Apr 26, 2013 53 $33,601 +66% 9 $3,733   $5,157,022 83
May 3, 2013 67 $21,276 -37% 12 $1,773   $5,178,298 84
May 10, 2013 66 $19,936 -6% 8 $2,492   $5,217,211 85
May 17, 2013 51 $33,330 +67% 6 $5,555   $5,261,378 86
May 24, 2013 52 $24,440 -27% 10 $2,444   $5,285,818 87
May 31, 2013 53 $14,120 -42% 9 $1,569   $5,309,543 88
Jun 7, 2013 57 $21,203 +50% 9 $2,356   $5,337,715 89
Jun 14, 2013 53 $17,886 -16% 8 $2,236   $5,360,771 90
Jun 21, 2013 52 $18,607 +4% 8 $2,326   $5,388,941 91
Jul 12, 2013 47 $18,380   6 $3,063   $5,473,390 94
Jul 19, 2013 60 $16,811 -9% 6 $2,802   $5,517,267 95
Jul 26, 2013 54 $20,772 +24% 6 $3,462   $5,547,147 96
Aug 2, 2013 58 $21,840 +5% 7 $3,120   $5,576,005 97
Aug 9, 2013 70 $16,918 -23% 6 $2,820   $5,602,545 98
Aug 16, 2013 66 $15,627 -8% 6 $2,605   $5,623,927 99
Aug 23, 2013 69 $9,037 -42% 6 $1,506   $5,638,011 100
Sep 6, 2013 78 $7,132   3 $2,377   $5,662,929 102
Sep 13, 2013 - $3,004 -58% 5 $601   $5,665,933 103
Oct 4, 2013 104 $839   1 $839   $5,678,590 106
Oct 11, 2013 97 $1,889 +125% 3 $630   $5,682,307 107
Oct 18, 2013 85 $1,460 -23% 2 $730   $5,684,663 108

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,545 $5,143,082
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,677 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,447 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies 90 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 638 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for National Geographic Entertainment Movies 4 $5,143,082

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,434 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,478 $10,894,223
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 240 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 500 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,469 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for National Geographic Entertainment Movies 4 $10,894,223

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Narrator(s)

Sir David Attenborough    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Matthew Dyas    Director
Sir David Attenborough    Screenwriter
Anthony Geffen    Producer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 19th, 2012

June 18th, 2012

There are a trio of wide releases coming out on the home market this weekend; however, two of them were box office bombs, while the only one that did reasonably well at the box office was absolutely eviscerated by critics. Project X will likely be the best selling new release of the week, but that's not a good sign, as it made just over $50 million in theaters. Additionally, according to Amazon.com, the top ten best selling new releases include a trio of catalogue titles making their Blu-ray debut. We are not talking about classics that are finally making the leap to high definition. We are talking about films like Newsies, which earned less than $3 million during its original theatrical run. As for potential Pick of the Week winners, there were a few contenders. Jeff, Who Lives At Home is an excellent film, but the DVD and the Blu-ray have absolutely no extras. Wilfred: Season One could be a winner, but I didn't get a chance to see the show when it first aired, and the DVD / Blu-ray is late. The screener is also late for Louie: Season Two, but at least I've seen season one and the DVD or Blu-ray is the best bet for Pick of the Week. More...

Limited Releases and Going to Hell and Back

October 7th, 2011

There are quite a few releases on this week's list that are opening with stronger buzz than the average limited release manages. However, none of the higher profile films are earning better than average reviews. Maybe one of them will be able to ride the buzz to a strong opening weekend before word-of-mouth catches up to them, but there's also a chance none of them will attract a sizable audience over the weekend. There are two films earning perfect review at the moment, Hell and Back Again and Flying Monsters 3D, but that might not be enough for either to find an audience, since they are both documentaries. More...


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Synopsis

220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction. In Flying Monsters 3D Sir David Attenborough, one of the world's leading naturalist, sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs, whose wingspans of up to 40 feet were equal to that of a modern day jet plane. Attenborough works with scientists to understand the incredible story of the evolution of the pterosaurs, a story that unfolds in such stunning locations as New Mexico, the Jurassic Coast of Lyme Regis in Britain, an ancient pterosaur landing site in Southern France and a fossil pit in Germany where near perfect pterosaur specimens have been found.

Metrics

Legs:321.38 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $7,744,018

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,419 $5,751,141
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,545 $5,143,082
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,434 $10,894,223

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 6th, 2011 (IMAX) by National Geographic Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 39 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Edutainment, Voiceover/Narration, Dinosaurs, Visual Effects, 3-D, Nature Documentary
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: Sky 3D, National Geographic Entertainment, Zoo, On Sight, Vision 3, CVFX, Molinare, Atlantic Producitions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English

Narrator(s)

Sir David Attenborough    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Matthew Dyas    Director
Sir David Attenborough    Screenwriter
Anthony Geffen    Producer

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 19th, 2012

June 18th, 2012

There are a trio of wide releases coming out on the home market this weekend; however, two of them were box office bombs, while the only one that did reasonably well at the box office was absolutely eviscerated by critics. Project X will likely be the best selling new release of the week, but that's not a good sign, as it made just over $50 million in theaters. Additionally, according to Amazon.com, the top ten best selling new releases include a trio of catalogue titles making their Blu-ray debut. We are not talking about classics that are finally making the leap to high definition. We are talking about films like Newsies, which earned less than $3 million during its original theatrical run. As for potential Pick of the Week winners, there were a few contenders. Jeff, Who Lives At Home is an excellent film, but the DVD and the Blu-ray have absolutely no extras. Wilfred: Season One could be a winner, but I didn't get a chance to see the show when it first aired, and the DVD / Blu-ray is late. The screener is also late for Louie: Season Two, but at least I've seen season one and the DVD or Blu-ray is the best bet for Pick of the Week. More...

Limited Releases and Going to Hell and Back

October 7th, 2011

There are quite a few releases on this week's list that are opening with stronger buzz than the average limited release manages. However, none of the higher profile films are earning better than average reviews. Maybe one of them will be able to ride the buzz to a strong opening weekend before word-of-mouth catches up to them, but there's also a chance none of them will attract a sizable audience over the weekend. There are two films earning perfect review at the moment, Hell and Back Again and Flying Monsters 3D, but that might not be enough for either to find an audience, since they are both documentaries. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,419 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,366 $7,744,018
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,626 $5,751,141
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 150 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,728 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Documentary Movies 95 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 289 $5,751,141
All Time Domestic Box Office for National Geographic Entertainment Movies 4 $5,751,141

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 5, 2013 62 $17,895   9 $1,988   $5,037,511 79
Apr 12, 2013 73 $11,684 -35% 9 $1,298   $5,072,756 80
Apr 26, 2013 65 $14,030   9 $1,559   $5,137,451 82
May 10, 2013 63 $13,805   12 $1,150   $5,201,511 84
May 17, 2013 67 $9,082 -34% 6 $1,514   $5,237,130 85
Jun 14, 2013 56 $6,788   6 $1,131   $5,349,674 89
Jun 21, 2013 55 $8,322 +23% 5 $1,664   $5,378,656 90
Jul 12, 2013 48 $7,882   5 $1,576   $5,460,530 93
Jul 19, 2013 63 $10,473 +33% 5 $2,095   $5,488,204 94
Aug 2, 2013 58 $11,461   6 $1,910   $5,564,264 96
Aug 16, 2013 77 $7,534   4 $1,884   $5,615,276 98
Aug 23, 2013 69 $5,747 -24% 5 $1,149   $5,634,722 99
Sep 6, 2013 103 $1,749   3 $583   $5,657,546 101
Sep 20, 2013 97 $1,527   2 $764   $5,668,757 103
Oct 18, 2013 107 $1,213   2 $607   $5,684,416 107
Oct 25, 2013 91 $246 -80% 1 $246   $5,685,794 108
Nov 22, 2013 79 $874   1 $874   $5,751,141 112

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 6, 2012 58 $19,236   8 $2,405   $370,675 14
Jan 13, 2012 53 $34,534 +80% 8 $4,317   $405,209 15
Jan 20, 2012 54 $33,958 -2% 11 $3,087   $439,167 16
Feb 3, 2012 49 $44,104   11 $4,009   $528,371 18
Feb 24, 2012 50 $75,437   15 $5,029   $800,895 21
Mar 2, 2012 47 $75,380 n/c 15 $5,025   $876,275 22
Mar 9, 2012 41 $135,817 +80% 15 $9,054   $1,012,092 23
Mar 23, 2012 44 $104,749   15 $6,983   $1,249,730 25
Mar 30, 2012 44 $96,076 -8% 17 $5,652   $1,345,806 26
Apr 6, 2012 45 $94,557 -2% 18 $5,253   $1,440,363 27
Apr 13, 2012 44 $94,296 n/c 18 $5,239   $1,534,659 28
Apr 20, 2012 53 $61,125 -35% 18 $3,396   $1,595,784 29
May 11, 2012 46 $54,111   18 $3,006   $1,765,203 33
Jun 8, 2012 42 $74,395   18 $4,133   $2,065,603 37
Jun 15, 2012 36 $121,566 +63% 18 $6,754   $2,187,169 38
Jun 22, 2012 37 $117,247 -4% 18 $6,514   $2,304,416 39
Jul 6, 2012 35 $214,063   18 $11,892   $2,631,505 41
Jul 13, 2012 39 $136,012 -36% 18 $7,556   $2,794,721 42
Sep 28, 2012 62 $44,613   18 $2,479   $3,928,818 53
Oct 12, 2012 47 $51,107   18 $2,839   $4,060,108 55
Oct 19, 2012 48 $56,939 +11% 18 $3,163   $4,117,047 56
Nov 2, 2012 55 $32,078   18 $1,782   $4,176,870 58
Mar 29, 2013 55 $46,462   9 $5,162   $5,009,699 79
Apr 5, 2013 61 $28,882 -38% 9 $3,209   $5,056,978 80
Apr 12, 2013 67 $27,833 -4% 5 $5,567   $5,089,315 81
Apr 19, 2013 68 $20,224 -27% 9 $2,247   $5,114,012 82
Apr 26, 2013 53 $33,601 +66% 9 $3,733   $5,157,022 83
May 3, 2013 67 $21,276 -37% 12 $1,773   $5,178,298 84
May 10, 2013 66 $19,936 -6% 8 $2,492   $5,217,211 85
May 17, 2013 51 $33,330 +67% 6 $5,555   $5,261,378 86
May 24, 2013 52 $24,440 -27% 10 $2,444   $5,285,818 87
May 31, 2013 53 $14,120 -42% 9 $1,569   $5,309,543 88
Jun 7, 2013 57 $21,203 +50% 9 $2,356   $5,337,715 89
Jun 14, 2013 53 $17,886 -16% 8 $2,236   $5,360,771 90
Jun 21, 2013 52 $18,607 +4% 8 $2,326   $5,388,941 91
Jul 12, 2013 47 $18,380   6 $3,063   $5,473,390 94
Jul 19, 2013 60 $16,811 -9% 6 $2,802   $5,517,267 95
Jul 26, 2013 54 $20,772 +24% 6 $3,462   $5,547,147 96
Aug 2, 2013 58 $21,840 +5% 7 $3,120   $5,576,005 97
Aug 9, 2013 70 $16,918 -23% 6 $2,820   $5,602,545 98
Aug 16, 2013 66 $15,627 -8% 6 $2,605   $5,623,927 99
Aug 23, 2013 69 $9,037 -42% 6 $1,506   $5,638,011 100
Sep 6, 2013 78 $7,132   3 $2,377   $5,662,929 102
Sep 13, 2013 - $3,004 -58% 5 $601   $5,665,933 103
Oct 4, 2013 104 $839   1 $839   $5,678,590 106
Oct 11, 2013 97 $1,889 +125% 3 $630   $5,682,307 107
Oct 18, 2013 85 $1,460 -23% 2 $730   $5,684,663 108

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,545 $5,143,082
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,677 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 461 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,447 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Documentary Movies 90 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 638 $5,143,082
All Time International Box Office for National Geographic Entertainment Movies 4 $5,143,082

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,434 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,478 $10,894,223
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 240 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 500 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,469 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Factual Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Documentary Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $10,894,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for National Geographic Entertainment Movies 4 $10,894,223

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.