Americans Say They're More Likely to See Movie It's Based on Successful Book

1.

Are you more likely to see a movie this holiday season if you know it's based on a successful book?

Yes

24%

359 votes

No

39%

585 votes

Undecided

25%

379 votes

Not Applicable

12%

174 votes

2.

More than half will usually watch a movie first, then read the book it was based on to compare. What do you do?

Watch the movie first, then read the book

11%

166 votes

Read the book first, then watch the movie

35%

530 votes

No preference

33%

487 votes

Other (please specify)

2%

24 votes

Not Applicable

19%

290 votes

3.

While movie adaptations often deviate from the source material, people are OK with a 23% digression before it becomes a nuisance. Which of these changes bother you the most when a movie is made from a book?

Characters who don't match physical descriptions from the book (52%)

20%

294 votes

Characters have different personalities ((51%))

19%

279 votes

Different setting or time period (43%)

9%

135 votes

Different accents (28%)

2%

27 votes

A different ending (27%).

25%

375 votes

Not Applicable

26%

387 votes