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And another thing...Disney is the big dog in the yard. Everyone cleared the way for Avatar to do 300m opening with a continuing leggy
Wakanda. No one wanted to go toe to toe with that. So...hindsight 20/20, sure a strong Rom/Com...strong comedy...award claiming star studded drama could've have added to the box office with the vacuum created when Avatar didn't instantly sweep everyone off their wallet. So, this is Hollywood being Hollywood. They create spacing all the time. Sometimes it works...sometimes they get surprised...sometimes it doesn't work. In this environment, sure, a dearth of product might create some patterns to go elsewhere...but...play a Spidey...and they come opening weekend. Play a Top Gun they come for months and months. I have a feeling that Deadpool bringing back Wolverine is going to help that pic alot. There is value is some nostalgia that helps get four quadrants out. Now that might be R...I haven't paid attention but even at R...could be one of the top grossers of that rating. There are a few films that can catch nostalgic lightning in a bottle...would be better for a new property to come along...and it will happen...the next Fast and the Furious...the next Star Wars...or...it won't and we will all be watching tiny screens at home eating microwaveable movie theater buttered Orville Redenbacher...throwing a pillow at the kids when they get on their phone...or the cats when they cross in front of the screen (in may case lol).
BOM has the three day at ~$84m. 2021 was ~$144m and 2019 was ~$197m. This is concerning Dec 25, 12:54
2019 was 27th to 29th so no Xmas when its naturally slower {nm} Dec 25, 13:00
The problem is: THERE ARE NO MOVIES PEOPLE WANT TO SEE!! Put good movies out there! Dec 25, 13:18
Just one example: Look at Christmas, 2018. Look at this list, and then think about this week. Dec 25, 13:42
Name one studio that wants theatrical to fail {nm} Dec 25, 14:52
Wanting stream to succeed and theatrical to fail is not the same thing, really. Dec 25, 14:58
And how many of the currently existing streamers were active in Dec. 2018? Dec 25, 15:22
And what movies released in the last two months on streaming only would you pay to see in the theater? {nm} Dec 26, 03:27
In terms of trends... Dec 25, 15:06
The sheer volume of content is squeezing theatrical for sure. {nm} Dec 25, 15:09
I feel like the amount of content is getting less and less... Dec 25, 15:55
I personally dont think critics have a big effect on releases. User reviews/ratings drive more interest now. {nm} Dec 25, 16:04
People want to be entertained. Niche art house isn't that {nm} Dec 25, 18:46
And another thing...Disney is the big dog in the yard. Everyone cleared the way for Avatar to do 300m opening with a continuing leggy Dec 27, 22:31
This wasn't just one thing (and its not because studios want to make bad movies, thats stupidity talking) Dec 27, 23:51
