Indiana Jones and Flash flopped hard. Could this be the beginning of the end for franchise films?
Indiana Jones and Flash flopped hard. Could this be the beginning of the end for franchise films?
For the last few years franchise movies like star wars, marvel, etc. made money regardless of quality. However now it seems like audiences are being choosier when it comes to these kinds of tentpole releases. I've seen some people online say that the movie/theater industry is losing people in general but I don't think that's the case.
Super Mario and spiderverse made a lot of money. And Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Dune seem to be tracking well. I think the problem is that people are getting sick of the same old stuff and need more than just a brand name to go to the theater. What do you you think?
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Flash I had no interest in seeing, never got into the series or story... Indiana Jones to bring back now, from my point of view (especially after Ford's Star wars horrible return) felt like dragging him out as a big name to drum up ticket sales. New movies and storylines are a risk, it's safer to stick with what has sold for years I guess. I haven't looked but how did ghostbusters do recently?
I think Ghostbusters did ok but I think this phenomenon of people avoiding franchises started after that movie, around Antman 3.
It’s sad. I was incredibly excited for Indy but the reviews was such a downer. I thought with Mangold and their confidence this was going to be a sure thing.
It's not bad, but it's not great. I prefer it over Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as an end to the series. The feel of a Jones movie is there, along with all the plot holes the audience was willing to overlook in the past. Audiences are much more detail oriented and nit-picky. Sometimes the details aren't important, sometimes they are. In a Jones movie, I don't think they're important. It's fine if you watch it as an Indiana Jones film. I'll admit having some background info on Operation Paperclip at least helps in understanding some of the context earlier in the movie.
Just watched it and it's okay. If you watch it, view it in the lens of an Indiana Jones movie with all of its quirks and silliness. Ford is definitely older and slower, but they try to use movie magic to make it seem he's still spry. Overall, it's an entertaining movie but I can see how it didn't fair well in the box office.