(LOS ANGELES) — Brand familiarity isn’t everything when it comes to attracting audiences to the multiplex, and Hollywood is learning that lesson the hard way this summer with a slew of underperforming sequels and reboots. That so-called franchise fatigue came to a head this weekend with the releases of “Men in Black: International” and “Shaft.” The writing may have been on the wall after neither an X-Men movie (“Dark Phoenix”) nor a Godzilla movie (“Godzilla: King of the Monsters”) could get moviegoers enthusiastic enough to turn out.
Similar Stories to Men In Black And Shaft Drag Weekend Box Office Down 50% From Last Year As Franchise Fatigue Sets In on Bing News
LINDSEY BAHR / AP, Time: Entertainment
Sun, 06/16/2019 - 12:41pm
Topics: los angeles brand hollywood this rotten tomatoes tessa thompson chris hemsworth-led sony pictures f gary gray-directed disney s aladdin warner bros directed tim story samuel l jackson jessie t usher cinemascore amazon studios mindy kaling emma thompson north american sundance jim jarmusch s the dead don t die documentaries echo canyon pavarotti the last black man san francisco incredibles toy story canadian ma canada my best summer zui hao de wo men parasite a city called macau chasing dragon wild wild bunch a black shaft dark phoenix godzilla godzilla king monsters dergarabedian men north america black shaft the the the secret life pets aladdin shaft late night the black toy story estimated u.s comscore dark phoenix rocketman godzilla monsters john wick chapter parabellum weekend million film movie comedy opened turned critics ticket spot reviews big movies tough
BING NEWS:
- Why Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Blew Everyone Away At The Box Office
Ride or Die" -- the fourth installment in the nearly 30-year-old action cop series -- has ridden its way to one of the biggest box office openings of the year so far. Though it did little to slow the ...
06/12/2024 - 11:59 am | View Link - ‘Bad Boys 4’ Gives Box Office a Much-Needed $56 Million Opening Weekend
Instead, “Bad Boys 4” has enjoyed robust walk-up traffic, with movie theater sources telling TheWrap that an estimated 70% of tickets sold for the film have been day-of purchases. That has driven the ...
06/9/2024 - 5:02 am | View Link - Box Office: ‘Bad Boys 4’ Rides to $56 Million in Opening Weekend
Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led buddy cop series, opened to $56 million.
06/9/2024 - 3:24 am | View Link - Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Is A Big Win For The Summer 2024 Box Office With A Great Opening Weekend
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have another box office win. Things have not gone as hoped for the movie industry on the whole thus far in summer 2024. It was anticipated that the blockbuster season ...
06/8/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more