Box Office Success Prediction Through Artificial Neural Network and Machine Learning Algorithm

In this study, a comparison is made between Artificial Neural Network Algorithm and Machine Learning Algorithm of Support Vector Machine by considering pre-release and pre plus post release features of a movie for predicting a movie to a particular success class. These success classes includes Flop/Disaster, Average, Hit, Super-Hit and Block-Buster of a movie. Our best performing model from Artificial Neural Network and Support Vector Machine is able to give better performance in order to predict any particular movie to specific success class of a movie for both the cases of prerelease as well as pre plus post release features of a movie.