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The author suggests that Hollywood is generally in big trouble but yet states that "year-to-date, the receipts are up 2%".
To me this doesn't seem to be too troubling. Yes, the Blockbuster season had it's fair share of bombs but imho there is no longer a certain blockbuster season. Deadpool, BvS, The Force Awakens, Zootopia all opened outside of the so called blockbuster season and left the studios with good to superb revenues.
The graph of the "annual movie tickets per capita" shows that the numbers have been quite stable since the 70's. So there's still a movie going audience.
What troubles me personally is the fact that this audience only comes out to a small number of films. If there's a hit movie, it's a huge hit movie. If there's a bomb it's almost always an absolute disaster. There seems to be no longer a middle ground. So in this context I'm with the author.
Variety on Box Office Meltdown Jul 26, 16:23
MPAA: The audience of 18- to 39-year-olds has declined over the past five years {nm} Jul 26, 16:24
I'm not so sure this will be the death knell of Hollywood Jul 26, 18:10
It's difficult to take seriously an article which suggests without nuance that MBFG2 did less than its predecessor. Jul 26, 18:46
they are nice for hits during slumps, but chicken little articles are rarely based in reality. Jul 26, 19:03
You are so right...why does it take 3 goddamn years to make a 2 hour James Bond movie? Or 2 yrs to make another Deadpool? {nm} Jul 26, 20:07
That, good sir, depends on the level of craftsman you want put into each of those films. {nm} Jul 26, 22:38
Except neither of these factors were a problem for NEMO2. There's no sweeping judgment to be made except don't screw up. Jul 26, 20:24
Yeah. More spectacle from films, less boring commentary would be a good start. {nm} Jul 26, 20:58
The author suggests that Hollywood is generally in big trouble but yet states that "year-to-date, the receipts are up 2%". Jul 26, 22:00
Every single year we have to read another one of these stupid sky is falling articles. Sigh. {nm} Jul 26, 23:08