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M&A Deal Summary

IMDb.com Acquires Box Office Mojo

On December 18, 2008, IMDb.com acquired information services company Box Office Mojo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IMDb.com’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is IMDb.com’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is IMDb.com’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-12-18
Target Box Office Mojo
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) IMDb.com
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Box Office Mojo

Burbank, California, United States
Box Office Mojo is a an online data tracker of movie receipt totals. The Company was formed in 1999 and is based in Burbank, California.

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IMDb.com

Seattle, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

IMDb.com, Inc. is an online directory and resource for movie, TV and celebrity content. IMDB was originally established as a USENET group in 1990 and was incorporated as IMDB in the UK in 1996. The site currently contains listings for cast, crew, plot summaries, trivia, reviews, and ratings.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-18 Withoutabox

Studio City, California, United States

Withoutabox, which allows independent filmmakers to self-distribute their films. An Internet company that helps independent film makers submit their films to more than 700 festivals in 200 countries. The service also helps the festival organizers manage and market events.

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