The Great Box Office Recession? -- Discussing the Up & Down Trends of the Box Office Market

[kayumanggi]

Next year's March looks pretty good, maybe even better than this year's.Summer is also intriguing. I applaud the studios for taking so many gambles on big-budget original properties, even if they may not all work out. The season really is a nice mixture of the familiar with the new.

Exactly. It's a pretty even playing field.

[peludo]

Of course one way to counter the box office recession is to make better movies.

+1,000

[kayumanggi]

Definitely not over. This summer we have big tentpole films like TDKR and TA, and they dont come every year.

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[kayumanggi]

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[The Futurist]

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You pretty much summerized the whole summer 2013.There won't be a whole lot more.A summer season has an average of 16 tentpoles if you discount comedies and include animation.Summer 2013 won't be any different. Edited April 3, 2012 by The Futurist

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Fairly impressive line up for next year

[BK007]

IN for everything except these which need trailers to impress me:Iron Man 3, Fast Six, Turbo, Wolverine, 3002Not in at all: Hangover 3, Smurfs 2

[AniNate]

I don't see how a trailer for a Fast movie could possibly impress you if you're not into the franchise already.

[lab276]

I don't see how a trailer for a Fast movie could possibly impress you if you're not into the franchise already.

I never acknowledged the franchise before, but I was impressed by the Fast Five trailer.

[AniNate]

But I mean, you can probably predict what the trailer will be like: Guns, car chases, explosions, one-liners, hot babes. That's all that's necessary to sell the movie.

Edited April 3, 2012 by tribefan695

[lab276]

But if they put it together in the right way, even something as potentially generic as that could look impressive.

[kayumanggi]

You pretty much summerized the whole summer 2013.There won't be a whole lot more.A summer season has an average of 16 tentpoles if you discount comedies and include animation.Summer 2013 won't be any different.

Did I say anything about it being different?

[BK007]

What happened to the like button?? Damn.I agree with both lab's posts 1000% couldn't have justified it better myself.I even wrote off Fast Five but reviews made me come around and it was really fun. That hasn't changed the fact I find the rest of the franchise bland so for me it depends very much on the trailer. They are quite stand alone not like say Twilight or Harry Potter.

[AniNate]

But if it wasn't the trailer that convinced you to see Fast Five, I don't see how you expect it to convince you this time

[tonytr87]

Six movies is just too many for a franchise like Fast. Not interested, even if reviews are good. Looking forward to Iron Man 3, Trek II, Pacific Rim, Robopocalypse (as long as Spielberg is still directing), World War Z, Lone Ranger, Man of Steel, and maybe After Earth. Smith is one of my favorite actors but it's hard imagine M. Night turning things around. Every time he comes out with a new film the internet community thinks "maybe this one will be his comeback." And then it ends up worse than the last.

[lab276]

Is Shyamalan writing After Earth?

[CJohn]

How is The Last Airbender worse than The Happening?

[The Futurist]

Is Shyamalan writing After Earth?

I think it s an adapatation of a book ?

[AniNate]

Six movies is just too many for a franchise like Fast. Not interested, even if reviews are good.

The Fast series is a really fascinating case. With the fifth movie the first to get a positive critical reception and being by far the highest grossing installment it's almost as if the franchise has been "reborn" on a bigger scale. I think for many (including me) the sixth movie is essentially the first sequel.

[cookie]

How is The Last Airbender worse than The Happening?

The Happening is at least unintentionally funny. TLA is just boring.