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The idea that box office now is only tentpole releases, and the mid-range films that come out don't do well is just wrong. -- (edited)

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Sep 27 '22, 13:13

Just a quick glance down the list linked below shows that it's tentpole releases (Lightyear, Fantastic Beasts, Morbius, Moonfall) bombing the most.

The only real mid range bombs I can find are The Northman and Firestarter. The Northman is suspect given that it cost close to $90 million to make.

Here's just some of the mid-range films that did well this year:

Elvis - $150 million
Uncharted - $144 million
Nope - $123 million
The Lost City - $105 million
Bullet Train - $99.2 million
The Bad Guys - $96.7 million
DC League of Super-Pets - $90 million
The Black Phone - $89.8 milllion
Where the Crawdads Sing $89.6 million
Scream - $81.6 million
Everything Everywhere All At Once - $70 million
Dog - $61.8 million
Jackass Forever $57.7 million
Dragon Ball Super: $34.9 million
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: $34.5 million
The Woman King: North of $70 million
Don't Worry Darling: North of $50 million

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2022/?grossesOption=totalGrosses (www.boxofficemojo.com)

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excuse me, I think you mean Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. I thought MGM was headed for mid-range stuff under De Luca until he jumped ship for WB. -- nm - mafic Sep 27, 17:26
Tentpoles keep the lights on. -- nm - David Sep 27, 13:35 6
- I agree for the most part, but that's not the argument you made. - Inigo Sep 27, 13:50 5
  - Tentpole and Oscar-bait to theaters, mid-range to exclusive streaming -- nm - rollo Sep 27, 16:05 1
    - as inigo (correctly) points out, that won't get it done for theaters to exist as a going concern. and studios can't afford to silo their $250m movies - hollywood big shot Sep 27, 16:18
  - Bring this up again when I’m not writing ten thousand words. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 27, 14:30 2
    - In a row? -- nm - Todd Manning Sep 27, 17:53 1
      - Try not to write any words in the parking lot! -- nm - Qale Sep 27, 22:28
I loved The Lost City -- nm - Jovian Sep 27, 13:22
Moonfall was so incredibly bad that it almost ranged in to awesome status. It just never quite got there. -- nm - sycor Sep 27, 13:21 2
- It was a little more fun than I expected. But yeah. -- nm - Spawn Sep 27, 13:22
- heh. it was definitely right on the cusp! -- nm - Jovian Sep 27, 13:22

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The idea that box office now is only tentpole releases, and the mid-range films that come out don't do well is just wrong. -- (edited)

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