Every box office Top 10 for 2024 was a sequel or prequel

[thewayne]

Wow. Now my question is: is that reflective of the audience, or Hollywood's unwillingness to take risk, or how much of both?

Here's the list:
10. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
9. Venom: The Last Dance
8. Kung Fu Panda 4
7. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
6. Wicked
5. Dune: Part Two
4. Moana 2
3. Despicable Me 4
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
1. Inside Out 2

Interestingly, I've only seen four of these: Dune, Despicable Me, Deadpool/Wolvie, and Inside Out. I plan on seeing KFP4 and I expect we'll see Moana while it's in the theaters. My interest in owning any of these is very, very low. What I want is the B&W version of Godzilla Zero! Now that film I really enjoyed!

https://www.slashfilm.com/1745855/highest-grossing-movies-of-2024/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/peak-top-10-lists-recording-movie-theater-screens-1236092926/

Comments

[thewayne]

They know people will go to sequels, and now prequels.  Non-American cinema and indie theaters seem to be about the only place to see distinctive quality films these days.  Hollywood is now owned by mega-corps who are very risk-averse, they want guaranteed ROI and don't want to take a chance that a film might lose money or not return sufficient profit.

[moxie_man]

Alas, there aren't enough indie theaters in a small population state like Maine. It's a long drive to see such, provided the schedule fits your schedule.

[thewayne]

We have an indie/art house theater in Las Cruces, had a membership to it when we lived there.  And theoretically we're moving back there in a few months.  They'll show one film for a week, and do little film festivals every few months.  It's a very cool little place and they do actual butter on their popcorn!

[moxie_man]

There is an indie/art house theater 20 miles up the road. Alas, when they get in something I'd like to see, their schedule doesn't match when I'm available. real butter on their popcorn too, along with assorted powder flavor toppings you can add on your own if you want it flavored. They teamed-up with the local Ivy League-wanna-be liberal arts college to relocate into a larger space downtown a couple years ago. My brother, having a contract with said college to maintain their audio/visual and all wiring for such, wound-up doing the installation for their projector/audio system for all three screens.

[thewayne]

Our place is much simpler.  One screen, week night showings at 7pm.  I think they do matinees on the weekend, I don't recall.