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Based on this summer so far, I'm not surprised movie studios keep going with sequel after sequel.

Posted by ty97 Jun 19 '09, 12:18

The non-franchise stuff, in general, has bombed (huge exception being The Hangover).

Of course, franchise stuff isn't a give success (TERM4 underperformed) but it's still kicking BO ass on almost all of the non-franchise-stuff.

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TERM4 bombed. Wolverine underperformed. Night at the Museum underperformed. Star Trek, Up, and Hangover are the winners so far - dug Jun 19, 12:20 13
- Star Trek is franchise. Up is, arguably, Pixar franchise. - ty97 Jun 19, 12:23 12
  - none of them are sequels. you said sequels. and underperforming relative to expectations is how Wall Street judges things -- nm - dug Jun 19, 12:25 6
    - Star Trek isn't a sequel? - ty97 Jun 19, 12:26 5
      - it's no more a sequel than Batman Begins or Superman Reborn were - dug Jun 19, 12:28
      - No, it's not -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 12:27
      - no. a reboot is not a sequel. - znufrii Jun 19, 12:27
      - I think it's a franchise. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 12:27 1
        
        For purposes of my argument, the sequel/franchise distinguishment really doesn't matter. - ty97 Jun 19, 12:29
  - Pixar is a franchise? -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 12:24 3
    - arguably, perhaps. It's more a brand, which serves much the same function in selling a film as being a franchise. -- nm - znufrii Jun 19, 12:25 2
      - that's like saying Spielberg is a franchise. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 12:27 1
        
        it's a much broader definition than is usually applied to the term. I would classify Spielberg as more of a brand. - znufrii Jun 19, 12:28
  - Guy? -- nm - Spawn Jun 19, 12:24

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Based on this summer so far, I'm not surprised movie studios keep going with sequel after sequel.

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