nayapapaya OP t1_jaefov9 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Reply to comment by SooperSte in What would happen if no more superhero films were made for the foreseeable future? by nayapapaya

But I'm not talking just about indies. Even the average mid-budget movie made money pre-Covid. Look at Bohemian Rhapsody or The Greatest Showman. Bohemian Rhapsody made almost a billion dollars, The Greatest Showman 450 million, La La Land made almost 450 million and Little Women (2019) made 200 million. Those aren't action movies.

And that's ignoring that even into the 80s and 90s, you had films like Erin Brokovich, When Harry Met Sally, Big Daddy and The Sixth Sense in the highest grossing films of the year. It wasn't always just action films all the time making the most money.

SooperSte t1_jaeghp4 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:11 PM

> Look at Bohemian Rhapsody or The Greatest Showman. Bohemian Rhapsody made almost a billion dollars, The Greatest Showman 450 million, La La Land made almost 450 million and Little Women (2019) made 200 million. Those aren't action movies.

And all of these came out during the "superhero era" so....what exactly is it you are trying to say???

Sonny_Crockett_1984 t1_jaejrdy wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:32 PM

We only had like 4 channels back in the 90s and no streamers like Netflix. If you wanted to watch an Adam Sandler movie you had to go to the theater or wait 6 months for the VHS. The other films you mentioned were spectacles like superhero movies are and/or based on well-known and loved material (The Queen bio included).

Seems like you are looking for evidence to back up your conclusion rather than working the other way around.