Google says it can predict movie hits based on search data
The Web giant releases a study asserting that the company can predict how well a film will perform in the box office with 94 percent accuracy. [caption id="attachment_199" align="alignnone" width="572"] Google[/caption] Curious about how well "The Lone Ranger" will fair at the box office? How about whether "Star Trek Into Darkness" will do alright overall? This is information that Google now says it can predict with up to 94 percent accuracy. The Web giant released a study (pdf) on Thursday that examines the correlation between Google searches and box-office performance. And, with people using search at an increasing rate (56 percent more in 2012 than 2011), it seems that Google's predictions will only get better. "Moviegoers are now more actively discovering and exploring their film options, and this translates…