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Paul Thomas Anderson pushes back on the idea that the industry no longer greenlights original projects, naming his favorites from 2025 as examples: 'Weapons', 'Bugonia', 'Marty Supreme', etc. Discussion (www.fortressofsolitude.co.za)
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[–] 9 points 11 months ago* (4 children)

Hollywood greenlights some original stuff but, judging by box office returns, the audiences don't go to see them.

I think Zootopia 2 will have beaten all the films he listed, plus Sinners and maybe One Battle After Another combined in it's first week or so.

So, assuming you're a producer, would you put your money into a safe bet like Jurrassic Park 12 or some indie project that hopefully makes its money back and maybe goes on a bit of a run?

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    I think Zootopia 2 will have beaten all the films he listed, plus Sinners and maybe One Battle After Another combined in it’s first week or so.

    I just checked, and you only need to combine Sinners and Weapons to beat Zootopia 2's first week ($620M), for a lower combined budget.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Oof, you're totally right, I was looking domestic for Weapons.

    But, I mean, I think the point still stands. That's one weekend of one sequel which itself is unlikely to be the highest grossing movie of the year.

    People don't really watch the original and interesting stuff.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I see tons of movies they have no idea I've seen. That's the natural result of making going to the theater a shitty experience. I'll still watch what I want to, you just won't get any benefit from it.

    I would like it if there was a way to pay a studio / director / production company directly for their work on a film. The old ways of monetizing films don't really mesh with the way I engage with them.

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