Ridley Scott-directed “The Martian” recorded a spike in Twitter mentions after media reports came out about the discovery of water on Mars. The space saga, starring Matt Damon, received a boost from the Mars reports with users on the mircro-blogging site talking about the movie, reported The Wrap. Prior to the news, “The Martians” was mentioned in 10,733 tweets but after the reports broke, the number of mentions sky-rocketed to 29,894. The number then peaked at 38,979 and dropped back to a still-high 29,689. By comparison, another sci-fi space saga Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” was mentioned in 5,990 tweets two days before its release. “The Martian” is based on Andy Weir’s science-fiction novel about an American astronaut (played by Damon) who is stranded on Mars and uses his scientific knowledge to survive. Sunday, October 4, 2015
‘The Martian’ skyrockets on Twitter after Mars discovery
Ridley Scott-directed “The Martian” recorded a spike in Twitter mentions after media reports came out about the discovery of water on Mars. The space saga, starring Matt Damon, received a boost from the Mars reports with users on the mircro-blogging site talking about the movie, reported The Wrap. Prior to the news, “The Martians” was mentioned in 10,733 tweets but after the reports broke, the number of mentions sky-rocketed to 29,894. The number then peaked at 38,979 and dropped back to a still-high 29,689. By comparison, another sci-fi space saga Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” was mentioned in 5,990 tweets two days before its release. “The Martian” is based on Andy Weir’s science-fiction novel about an American astronaut (played by Damon) who is stranded on Mars and uses his scientific knowledge to survive. 
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment