manmade and for reference only. back in 2007, according to leaked u.s. governments, he said rail cargo, bank lend, they were better measures to look at economic performance. but now as china moves away from manufacturing towards a service-focussed economy, many argue that even those measures are now outdated. the investment research house sanford c bernstein has created its own index, and it looks at things like movie ticket sales, airline passengers, home prices, and car sales, and under those, china s third quarter growth is just 4.1 %. but bernstein does admit there are a mountain of assumptions. his own words. that makes an accurate estimate all by impossible. let s do another one.
bigge biggest economist try to big deeper. china s own once described gdp numbers as manmade and for reference only. back in 2007, according to leaked u.s. documents, he said rail cargo,ba bank lending, wer better measured for economic performance. now as they move to a service-focussed economy, now argue those measures are outdated. there s an index that looks at movie ticket sales, mobile phone subscribers, airline passengers, home prices, and car sales. and under those, china s third quarter growth is just 4.1%. but bernstein admits there s a mountain of assumptions.
to 2014 and a big bonjour to 2015. even with the help of a talking raccoon, a wall crawler and the completion of an unexpected journey, 2014 movie ticket sales were down 5% from 2013 s record-breaking year. the biggest year-over-year decline in nine years. but that is so 2014. i m ready to see what 2015 brings. ready to see the return of favorite franchises like jurassic park, the avengers and star wars. and to see just what s behind mr. grey s door. like the avengers fandango with a list of coming attractions and the stars that will shine brightest in 2015. dave carter joins us. great to see you. this is the manliest show i ve been on. this is the manly show. how manly do you feel? pretty good. moving swiftly on until i tell you how excited i am for fifty shades of gray
start soon enough. where are you going? shash tag fun. hash tag sunscreen. movie ticket sales are down. hue about 50 million fewer moviegoers. hash tag gram ma police. john, i agree with and this has nothing to do with the movies and everything with the people. i see as many each year as i used to, but i go to the theater less often because of cell phones. absolutely. i would pay $25 if the theater had a no cell phone policy enforced by very large security people. the minute you took your cell phone out, you were escorted out. it would eject you and spit you out. i am opposed to capital punishment, but as i have said before i am all for the death penalty in this case.
megyn: well, new developments on the jobs front today as a new survey finds that less than a quarter of hiring managers plan to take on more employees next year, the study conducted by career builder. hugo chavez now accusing the u.s. of spreading cancer saying the cia is behind it. chavez making the bizarre charges one day after argentina s president was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. 2011, the year of the box office blews as blues as movie ticket sales hit a 16-year low. the economy and rising ticket prices blamed for the down turn. fox news alert, in just the last hour the white house approved a nearly $30 billion sale of weapons to saudi arabia. the sale intended to send a message to iran during a tense and escalating situation