Franchises and sequels dominated the 2024 box office. The only movie in the top 15 not based on an existing film was "Wicked," which was based on a Broadway musical.
Unoriginal films have the benefit of having already paid a huge part of the marketing costs. When you hear “Super Mario Brothers: The Movie” or “Avengers: Some Multiverse” you already have an idea of what the movie is about.
Contrast this with the movie Megalopolis, where I had no idea what the movie was even about, and the trailer answered very few of my questions. It tried to sell the movie on the power/ego of the director and the cast. But that’s not gonna make people take a chance on it, especially when movie tickets are so expensive
But that’s not gonna make people take a chance on it, especially when movie tickets are so expensive
This is why original movies do better on streaming, where there is a low barrier for entry. Because if you don’t like it, at least it cost you nothing, and you can stop watching aat any time.
Unoriginal films have the benefit of having already paid a huge part of the marketing costs. When you hear “Super Mario Brothers: The Movie” or “Avengers: Some Multiverse” you already have an idea of what the movie is about.
Contrast this with the movie Megalopolis, where I had no idea what the movie was even about, and the trailer answered very few of my questions. It tried to sell the movie on the power/ego of the director and the cast. But that’s not gonna make people take a chance on it, especially when movie tickets are so expensive
This is why original movies do better on streaming, where there is a low barrier for entry. Because if you don’t like it, at least it cost you nothing, and you can stop watching aat any time.
And you don’t have to put pants on
Is that why they kicked me out of the theater?