Quoted from ASOA:

Speaker lights animated LCD and a flashy topper always increases visibility. More visible = More Money.

Quoted from ryanwanger:

Star Wars has been outstanding the entire time, even though a lot of the regulars ignore it. (Also, only game priced at $1).
Ghostbusters was probably the best earning game I've ever had.
Deadpool is off to an extremely strong start...consistently well above average with no drop-off since the end of the first month honeymoon period.
Wizard of Oz is consistently way above average, no matter where I put it.
Game on Thrones started out great for the first six months. Then was average for seven months. Then had a 15 month streak way above average. Yes...it magically became a better earner. Then back to average. The bracket on the sword mech broke after about 10,000 plays. Not sure I had to do anything else other than a flipper rebuild and a few rubbers.
Twilight Zone was great until it started going crazy on me.
Addams Family has been in the same spot for four years, and is still consistently above average (even at 50 cents where modern sterns are 75).
Iron Maiden dropped down to a completely average earner after the first two months.
Metallica had a great run, but eventually dropped off. And is very location dependent. I think this was being propped up by a few regulars in one location. Nothing ever goes wrong with it though.
Stern Indiana Jones has been consistently average, and often a little above average. I consider it a great earner given that it's a terrible game to play, but players with novice skills love it for the 8 ball multiball.
Dialed In pretty much bombed, especially given the price. At 75 cents, Dialed In consistently earned the equivalent of a $3k Bally/Williams priced at 50 cents.
South Park bombed at one location, and became the top earner when moved to a different venue.
Fish Tales, Congo, Wheel of Fortune, and World Cup Soccer have all been consistently in the bottom half/quarter...but never bad enough to get kicked out of a lineup.
Also, my 25 cent games consistently get the most plays at every collection (Prospector, Old Chicago, Paragon). If ROI is important, you can't go wrong. I never have to do anything to those games (except once in a while a 40-50 year old piece of metal will break).

Quoted from gweempose:

This one surprises me. I would have thought AC/DC would do very well with pinheads and non-pinheads alike.

Quoted from gweempose:

So why do you think the game is so popular and yet such a poor earner?

Quoted from gweempose:

I don't think it's one of Stern's best selling games of all time based solely on the theme. The theme and music certainly help, but it also has a solid layout and a great ruleset.

Quoted from Whysnow:

Will get to see how these compare.
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