Just leave it alone.
The last one was awful. Stop running this franchise into the ground.
shareInterestingly, the first three Jurassic Park films spell out what used to be the rule of thumb for Hollywood sequels. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, sequels were self-limiting -- because production budgets would tend to rise, while profits would more or less halve -- so that you quickly reached a point, even with very successful films, where another film in the series was not financially viable.
Jurassic Park -- Budget: $63m -- Global Box Office: $1,114,429,886
Jurassic Park II - Budget: $73m -- Global Box Office: $618,638,999
Jurassic Park III - Budget: $93m -- Global Box Office: $368,780,809
So a Jurassic Park IV probably would have had a projected budget of $100m+, and projected takings of less than $200m. When you factor in marketing costs, that means it would struggle to break even.
That's how it used to work. There were exceptions. There are always exceptions. But that's the classic model for sequels that bean-counters in Hollywood studios would pore over before green-lighting projects.
That stopped being true a while back.
Each Jurassic World film made less than the previous one, but it's not halving every time. And production budgets don't necessarily always rise any more either...
... and that is why these things will never, ever go away now. Unless and until general audiences get tired of branded entertainment products and seek out something original, the best that will happen is that these franchises will be placed on hiatus until they can be rebooted to extract more cash out of people's pockets.
Short answer. Each of the JW movies made a billion dollars worldwide. Unless 'Rebirth' is exceptionally terrible, it stands a good chance of doing the same.
shareYeah. The halving rule no longer applies. Even if Rebirth underperforms, there is no reason for them not to try again with another instalment.
shareWhat I like about going to the movies is that you can pick and choose what you want to watch. Like television, if you don't like what you're watching, you can change the channel.
So, instead of complaining about the production of movies you don't want to see, pick something else. Complaining about something you cannot change is a pointless endeavor.
That would make sense if there were a diverse variety of films being made, but in the past decade or so, the movie industry has developed tunnel vision. Long gone are the mid-budget, intelligent films aimed at adults. Instead, all production dollars are being spent on kiddie fare like dinosaur movies, with the hope that kiddie-like adults will flock to them in drove, which they often do.
You're right that we have no power to change this, but it's reasonable to lament about the dumbing down of society, and the way Hollywood is hastening it by ceasing to produce films aimed at intelligent people.
Absolutely. It's all such immature fare nowadays. I would actually not complain if at least films were made competently, or with regard to what audiences wanted, but there's no fulfilment to be had on any level, at least with Hollywood.
shareIn the past, you could go to the theater every weekend and see a new movie that was aimed at an adult audience, and numerous options for which film to choose. You couldn't see them all unless you went to the movies several times every week. Films remained in theaters for a minimum of 3 months, and usually spent the next 3 months on the bargain theater circuit.
Now only a few such films are made per year, they're given no promotion whatsoever, and play in theaters for 2 or 3 weeks at most.
I have no problem with blockbuster action films. I understand that's where theaters make the big profits. It's only now that they've shut down production on everything else in order to focus exclusively on dinosaurs, robots, and such that I think complaining is reasonable.
I just want to know how long it'll be until they do away with movie theatres in favor of just releasing new releases on MAX or some other Streaming Service because I feel that's the direction they're heading??
shareSadly, I agree. I think in the not too distant future, theaters will primarily exist as revival houses, showing only older films, with the occasional prestige new feature getting a limited theatrical release. Tickets will be far more expensive for those rare new films.
shareA dino movie every few years is what this country needs.
shareNah.
Keep ‘em coming.
I liked Dominion.
I’m also a big fan of director Gareth Edwards, who’s making this one.
I know you may feel compelled to go see it against your will, but force yourself to ignore it.
You can do it.
The guy that did the creator???
Oooof
The guy who made Rogue One, the only great Star Wars film since Empire, and Godzilla (2014).
shareRogue One was well written. Direction was functional.
And I went to IMAX to watrch Creator. Decent concept but I FEEL it missed it's potential.
And I'm just tired of sequel reboot remake etc etc movies :(
" Stop running this franchise into the ground."
This is HOLLYWOOD!
Their entire BUSINESS MODEL is based off running franchises into the ground.
They do not possess creativity or talent. That's why we don't even get movies anymore. We get 12 episode "serials" on streaming, just like 1930s film serials. Cheap versions of films on low budgets to make maxiumum profit for as little cost. That's Hollywood in 2025.
I mean... what does it matter, really? You like the first one, watch the first one. It's pretty easy to just ignore movies if you don't like them.
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