The Movies
What is The Movies?
This is an interactive entertainment video game published by Activision Publishing, Inc., a distributor of PC viedo games.
About (from Activision)
Imagine you could make any movie you wanted to. Imagine you could pluck someone from obscurity and turn them into a superstar. Imagine you had control of an entire movie studio, competing with other studios to create box office hits and predicting what audiences want—from epic action films to campy B-movies. With The M... Read more
Overview
The Movies is a software program developed by Activision. The most common release is 1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named StarMaker.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 1.96 MB (2,052,004 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 48% of users of The Movies come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.activision.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lionhead Studios Ltd\The Movies\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\Driver\9\INTEL3~1\IDriver.exe /M{0556F885-2415-4666-B53E-33727E46AEA1} /l1033
Estimated size: 1.96 MB
Files installed by The Movies
| Program executable: | StarMaker.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Lionhead Studios Ltd\The Movies\StarMaker.exe |
| MD5: | bf0a726d18a9964970c82dd8a0a7bfd8 |
Additional files:
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MoviesSE.exe (by Lionhead Studios Limited)
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Movies.exe (by Lionhead Studios Limited)
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StarMaker.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Movies.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FB75B204-AACD-4649-A7BF-E7A75CB1263D}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove The Movies?
You can uninstall The Movies from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program The Movies(TM), click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove The Movies.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #20,982
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
56.12% |
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| Windows 10 |
28.57% |
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| Windows Vista |
9.69% |
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| Windows XP |
5.61% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.71% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.22% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.20% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.20% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.16% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.12% |
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Geography
47.92% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
47.92% |
| United Kingdom |
10.83% |
| Germany |
5.42% |
| France |
3.75% |
| Sweden |
3.75% |
| Canada |
3.33% |
| Australia |
2.92% |
| Italy |
2.50% |
| Brazil |
1.67% |
| DK |
1.25% |
| Greece |
1.25% |
| Malaysia |
1.25% |
| South Africa |
1.25% |
| Switzerland |
0.83% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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| Acer |
18.55% |
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| Dell |
16.94% |
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| ASUS |
12.90% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.06% |
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| Lenovo |
5.65% |
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| Samsung |
4.03% |
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| MSI |
3.23% |
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| Toshiba |
2.42% |
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| Sahara |
1.61% |
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| Sony |
1.61% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.55% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.64% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.73% |
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| GBT NVDAACPI |
2.73% |
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| ASUS All Series |
1.82% |
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| Samsung 550P5C/550P7C |
1.82% |
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About Activision
Activision is a video game publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA.
Publisher URL: www.activision.com/corp/index.html