This is correct. The reason studios are pumping out stuff that feels repetitive, safe, and always tied to an existing brand is because if the film isn’t received well, it won’t turn a profit for the company. The paycheck for all the work that goes into the movie: writers, scripting, actors, costumes, sets, travel expenses, lodging, filming, editing, effects, practically the entire production budget, is paid by the studio in the expectation that the profit at the box office will offset that budget and exceed it so that the studio itself gets a big fat paycheck. This is why film is one of the few industries where voting with your wallet actually has an effect. If you want to see better content from a studio, hit them in that box office paycheck. Don’t patronize films that you don’t want to see being made. Studios will follow the flow of money.
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