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Sequels, Reboots And Remakes Are Bombing In 2017 — Is 'Franchise Fatigue' A Reality Or A Buzzphrase?
Movie Pilot ^ | July 5, 2017 | Ricky Derisz

Posted on 07/09/2017 5:37:26 PM PDT by EdnaMode

Each month brings a fresh headline containing Hollywood's favourite new buzzphrase, "franchise fatigue." As big-budget sequels from The Mummy to Transformers: The Last Knight stutter to a halt, the consensus reached by news coverage suggests a collective, audible yawn from audiences, as they grow weary and tired of recycled and repackaged films. But is franchise fatigue really a pressing issue for movie studios to address, or is it nothing more than a buzzphrase, a product of anti-franchise bias?

The full story of #boxoffice trends is complex and impossible to define in two words alone (lucky for you, this article has almost one-hundred times more). There are a whole host of factors in play: domestic performance, international success, profits made in comparison to the film's budget, marketing costs... it's dizzying, isn't it? In an attempt to find answers and quash the vertigo, I spoke to Doug Stone from Box Office Analyst, who has jumped headfirst into the ocean of numbers to make sense of it all.

Before we share Doug's findings, it's worth exploring why the term has surfaced in the first place. A significant majority of the top-grossing movies in recent years were created from the foundation of an already-existing concept or shared universe, and while sequels and reboots have been a part of Hollywood for years, franchises have elbowed their way to the front of the blockbuster queue, and stubbornly dug their heels into the ground. Their consistent rise in popularity has been helped by the boom of comic book adaptations and the super-profit serum of the MCU, which has made Disney almost $12 billion from 15 movies since 2008.

(Excerpt) Read more at moviepilot.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; franchisefatigue; hollywood; movies; popculture; reboots; remakes; sequels
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To: vetvetdoug
a well done depiction of the Civil War battle of Shiloh like Midway would be a great movie.

No, they'd just use computer graphics to generate the aircraft at Shiloh.

Actually, for a movie set in the War of Northern Aggression, the Battle of the Crater might make better film.

The movie would actually pass politically correct muster because of the treatment of the "Colored Troops" by the racist Union officers. (The Blacks were specially trained to spearhead the attack, but were replaced in that role by white troops that hadn't been properly trained for the job. The Blacks were then used as cannon fodder).

41 posted on 07/09/2017 6:30:48 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: EdnaMode

Had a refreshing nap last night during a showing of “Beguiled,” a remake of the 1971 Clint Eastwood film.


42 posted on 07/09/2017 6:32:19 PM PDT by Salvey
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To: Reily

How about some movies without booming and banging and computer special effects. Tell us a good original story.


43 posted on 07/09/2017 6:35:02 PM PDT by taterjay
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To: EdnaMode

HOLLOWOOD has a lot in common with their political kindred. Full of B/S and nothing new to offer. Losers one and all.


44 posted on 07/09/2017 6:35:28 PM PDT by t4texas (Remember the Alamo!)
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To: napscoordinator

Most of Hollywood is complete crap.
Spiderman, Xmen BS

Hacksaw Ridge was original, true and intense.

Heck I had to take a break before the 2nd wave


45 posted on 07/09/2017 6:40:49 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: EdnaMode

American movies stink. Last movie we saw was the politically correct remake of the first Star Wars movie. Same basic plot line, but it really didn’t even make sense. Horrible movie.


46 posted on 07/09/2017 6:41:13 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: ransacked

Political Correctness stifles imagination and innovation. Hollywierd is only one example of this.


47 posted on 07/09/2017 6:41:54 PM PDT by nhbob1
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To: taterjay

There was an effort to try and find funding for a movie about a real frontier heroine - Betty Zane.
Failed to get the funding.

http://bettyzanefilm.blogspot.com/

No interest from the movie moguls!


48 posted on 07/09/2017 6:42:33 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Lady Heron

Yeah I feel the same way.


49 posted on 07/09/2017 6:42:43 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: mylife

Hacksaw Ridge was original, true and intense.

So true. It was one of the few movies I didn’t move watching it and that was even in a movie theater. Typically I have to get up to go to the head or get something to eat, but not that movie.

My point with my post is that there are tons of good movies released every year. Sure they show some superhero movies for those fans that enjoy them....what is wrong with that?


50 posted on 07/09/2017 6:44:07 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Ken H

None of the Animal House knockoffs (or R-rated comedies that have come since) got that formula right.

Played it straight for the most part. Elmer Bernstein did the score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfFZjxdBvqU

Adapted from somewhat true tales that were serialized in National Lampoon and other magazines...

This trailer was made for a different era. It certainly doesn’t seem like something that would be a huge hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FWvTjGRQVg

A different film, and an adapted novel adapted by the author, but maybe something (a little less slapstick) similar to Animal House, maybe more nostalgic:

The Wanderers (1979)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_eAu0_2xg

At the end of Animal House, as the end credits roll, we are assured that most of the Deltas went on successful professional careers in medicine and politics. The fraternity phase was a passing turn. Today’s films are about adults who never grew up.

Other R-rated comedies of the 80s got the crass comedy in there but not much else, and things like The Hollywood Knights don’t “feel” like they take place in an older era.


51 posted on 07/09/2017 6:44:52 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: mylife

Yeah there are still some good films, but so many bad ones.


52 posted on 07/09/2017 6:45:41 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

When they remade “Ben Hur” last year, I knew in advance it would be a disaster and a bomb. I was right. The live action “Beauty and the Beast” is actually very good. The first two Star Trek’s were very entertaining, but I literally can’t remember almost anything about the the third Star Trek’s plot, not a good sign.


53 posted on 07/09/2017 6:50:03 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: mylife

Every film doesn’t even have to be 5 star or high art, getting there can be half the fun.

Pulp (1972) trailer starring Michael Caine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma56N-BbVI0


54 posted on 07/09/2017 6:51:03 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: Noumenon

Hollyweird isn’t making films for you anyway. They are making movies for the 13-28 demographic.


55 posted on 07/09/2017 6:52:32 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: Vermont Lt

The US is not the only country making movies these days either. There are some good productions from other countries that aren’t the same 5 cookie-cutter plots, and even their domestic fare has broaden beyond the 3 plots they used to make.


56 posted on 07/09/2017 6:54:32 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: a fool in paradise

I still think “Hollywood Knights” is one of the funniest movies ever made.


57 posted on 07/09/2017 6:57:54 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Reily

Hollywood makes “back” the lost money with 90 years of copyright extended “product” much of which should have lapsed into the public domain 30 years ago.

A new studio doesn’t have the security of a deep back catalog bringing in cash (via cable, syndication, streaming, and dvd). They are much more accountable for their current productions. One or two missteps and the whole company goes down.

Even if you can manage to get your studio off the ground, as with radio startups, one or two founding partners gets a whiff of a buyout at 3-4 times the initial investment, and you may still find yourself without your company anymore.


58 posted on 07/09/2017 6:58:41 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: Keyhopper

Folks standing or walking in line and not looking to their left or right generally. (Yes, I’m a “penguin” when I do that, too!)


59 posted on 07/09/2017 7:00:59 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: EdnaMode

I recently watched the follow-up movie to Independence Day.

They tried to parallel events and lines in the script, but it didn’t work. The movie came across as too scripted and stilted.

Several years ago I watched a couple of the Twilight movies. One has the vamp falling in love with the girl. The next has the werewolf falling in love with the girl. It seemed that a quick search (vamp) and replace (with werewolf) and wallah! a new script for a new movie.


60 posted on 07/09/2017 7:02:40 PM PDT by TomGuy
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