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In response to "Right. It's the same as Top Gun: Maverick, and it's the point we're always making on the podcast. This system requires a thriving middle. -- nm" by David

"the system" gutted the thriving middle to chase IP Tentpole Franchises for the past 15 years because dipshits like the one in the Wrap article

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Aug 16 '23, 14:13

were absolutely sure they cracked the code to hitting a grand slam home run every time they released another $200m movie

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if The System had had its way, Paramount would have dumped Maverick to P+ a year earlier - hollywood big shot Aug 16, 14:17 6
- You aren't wrong about that, but I think you're downplaying that "movie going audiences" are a declining, not growing, pool. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 16, 14:22 5
  - It’s been declining for 70 years. Studios just accelerated it in the last few years by conditioning people to wait a few weeks and catch whatever on - Will Hunting Aug 16, 14:29 4
    - I dunno. I think the 70s through 00s fundamentally expanded the number of people who considered going to the movies to be a normal casual activity. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 16, 14:50
    - That wasn't studios. That was people training their kids to second-screen. - David Aug 16, 14:36 2
      - 2019 had limited problems. Why bother going to pay 12 a ticket if I can wait 12 weeks? - Will Hunting Aug 16, 14:40 1
        
        That was four years ago, grandpa. - The Allfather Aug 16, 15:12

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