Following in the same vein as a previous discussion on sequels I came across this video that shows just how successful sequels are on a fairly consistent basis. It make for an even strong argument as to why large productions are turning to them again and again.
Personally I prefer seeing something that is new and fresh, and I'm willing to give new ideas a lot of space to play with ideas even if at first I'm not a fan. When its all said and done it comes down to the bottom line and we can't say that sequels don't bring in the viewership with less work since the characters and a lot of story is already available.
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Agreed, Daniel Husbands. As they say, there's a reason the word "business" is twice as long as the word "show". Hopefully the business of sequels continues to support the industry as it finds and cultivates fresh ideas and talent.
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I don't think Zootopia is a sequel, but there is no denying that many of them, as well as the "live-action" reboots, have been successful. We have to look to independents to break the mold like Pixar did years ago until they got inhaled by the machine.
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Wow, this is interesting, Daniel Husbands! I didn't realize how well the Despicable Me and Ice Age sequels have done financially.
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Daniel Husbands that is the unfortunate reality in this very risk-averse business. Movie studios are now relatively small fractions of large multinational corporations' overall portfolios. They answer to the shareholders and need to be as profitable as possible. So, as long as these movies continue to be profitable, the studios will continue to churn them out.
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It's a weird transition for me to witness over my movie-watching life. When I was a kid in the 80s, sequels were viewed as second- or third-tier garbage, cheap cash grabs without key players involved in the production, junk like Jaws 2 and 3 and so on. Sure, there were some exceptional exceptions like The Godfather Part 2, but for the most part the truism held true. Some 40 years later, though, that seems to have turned completely upside down and now we talk all day about "franchises" and note that sequels routinely earn more than originals. Not sure when that shift occurred.... any thoughts, folks?
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Even Across the Spider-Verse which "only" made $690 million was super dope