Summer Box Office Meltdown: Why the Movie Business Is Running Scared

Variety ^ | July 2, 2019 | REBECCA RUBIN and BRENT LANG

[dfwgator]

Meanwhile, “Crazy, Rich Asians” did very well here.

[AlaskaErik]

I've been done with Hollywood for over 15 years now. I haven't been to a move theater in over 15 years nor have I watched any movies released in the past 15 years through other media.

Same goes for the alphabets or any other form of television entertainment. It's been years since I watched anything they produce.

[ksc]

Simple reason for the this.... SJW and the political BS put into these films and shows... Captain Marvel, Dark Phoenix, Bat Woman, Super Girl, Ghostbusters 2016, Star Wars (Last Jedi) and the list goes on.

[Candor7]

“I think everyone is trying to figure out what is the new normal for the summer box office,”>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hollywood tanks!

Alahwahoo Whackbar!

Obviously the People are saving their shekels so they can get to a live Trump rally! ( Much more interesting.)

[NEMDF]

ALSO (IMO) (4) Hollywood types are not the gods they consider themselves to be (it has always annoyed me that they get so much press and fawning, when we have so many heroes surrounding us every day) and (5) they completely insult at least half of the American people with their attitudes and insults.

[Dr. Ursus]

I only watch “small” movies myself.

[seawolf101]

Simple reason for the this.... SJW and the political BS put into these films and shows... Captain Marvel, Dark Phoenix, Bat Woman, Super Girl, Ghostbusters 2016, Star Wars (Last Jedi) and the list goes on.

I agree. I will not give hollyweird any of my money for this new crap. There are a lot of old shows and movies on youtube. They think that they can force feed everyone with their crap. There aren't that many homosexuals in the population and yet they want to make it appear as if they are everywhere when they are not. And they want to indoctrinate all the young children to think that it's OK to be gay.

[dhs12345]

Agreed. They must think that we are fools. They are so full of themselves. Good riddance.

[SoFloFreeper]

Only film I have seen this summer season is Toy Story 4.

[max americana]

JUST WATCH ANIME> the best shows on TV.

If you want dark angles, start with ATTACK ON TITANS or the latest FAIRY GONE. These are in Dub so those sub-haters can listen and watch, not read...

[hanamizu]

Wake me up when they make another ‘Patton’.

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I know that one of the signs that I’m becoming a curmudgeon is looking back fondly to the past—for some things anyway. Spend some time on TCM and look at how movies used to be. They did interpretations of classic literature—and because they assumed their audiences were familiar with the classics did not stray too far from the book. They made serious dramas, pretty funny comedies, detective stories, cowboys and Indian movies, musicals (which I don’t go for) pretty much over the top. They made films for adults with adult tastes.

Today movie makers assume their audiences are familiar with the ‘Marvel’ Universe instead of classic literature. They are giving their audience what they want.

[PGalt]

I haven’t been to the movies in about 15 years. I watch comedy every day. Ratparty news.

[Pelham]

Dinner Rush. Ghost World. Hammett. Three that I can think of that I’d watch again.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Die

Hard

[Pelham]

That one doesn’t get old.

[bert]

TCM, Netflix Britbox,Acorn, Roku, you tube

More good movies than can be watched

[jagusafr]

Look for this one in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas (and hopefully nationwide soon).
https://drafthouse.com/houston/show/round-of-your-life

[csvset]

I watched Cowboy Bebop last week.

The art, the story and the wonderful jazz and blues soundtrack by Yoko Kanno, much better than anything WhollyWeird produced.

[TrumpisRight]

I really like “Alita Battle Angel” sales on DVD, Blu-Ray, 3D are really moving and it has not been released. Sale outs on special collections and limit are selling out!

[ealgeone]

Simple reason for the this.... SJW and the political BS put into these films and shows... Captain Marvel, Dark Phoenix, Bat Woman, Super Girl, Ghostbusters 2016, Star Wars (Last Jedi) and the list goes on.

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