A single figure that combines many individual reviews using a defined method, such as averaging scores or counting positive and negative verdicts.
The automated system a platform uses to decide what to show and in what order; its exact rules are usually not public.
The first chart position a title reaches on release, often reflecting a concentrated launch-week push rather than lasting interest.
A general term for measured audience activity such as plays, likes, comments and shares; the exact definition varies by platform.
A community of people organized around a shared interest, with its own references, norms and informal roles.
Total ticket or sales revenue before costs; a gross figure does not by itself indicate profit.
Heightened attention around a release, which may or may not reflect durable interest in the work itself.
A flexible, reusable format that spreads as people adapt it with their own meaning, rather than a single fixed joke.
Attention that spreads through unpaid sharing and recommendation, as opposed to paid promotion.
A short early promotional piece meant mainly to announce a release and set a mood.
The fixed window, often a week with a firm cutoff, over which a chart measures activity.
A platform label for content with a sharp short-term rise in activity relative to its normal level.
The spread of content through people sharing it, driven by sharing rather than by views alone.
The way a chart assigns different value to different kinds of activity, such as paid versus free plays.
