Once Hollywood’s most reliable cash cow, the horror genre has cratered at the box office this year, with audiences rejecting everything from ‘M3GAN 2.0’ to ‘Opus’ – putting undue pressure on the likes of this month’s ambitious chiller ‘Weapons’, writes Adam White. And its success – or lack thereof – will have consequences
  • crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    11·
    9 days ago

    I don’t see this as genre specific, it is happening across the board. Either it is a huge blockbuster hit, or it is not, most are not. Economy + Stay-at-home-streamers will continue to hurt the movie business. Maybe if they lowered prices, hired better writers, stop with the sequels and reboots?

    • FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world
      6·
      9 days ago

      Yeah. The cost of movie tickets is outrageous nowadays, and the snacks are just as bad. 50-60 bucks for a movie, popcorn, and a drink for two.

      A minimum wage person has to work for 6 or 7 hours to take their friend out to a movie at that rate–ridiculous lol

      • reev@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        8 days ago

        What the fuck, where does a movie cost that much? I’m already astounded to have to pay 12 bucks for a movie and then another 8 or so for popcorn and drinks. Can definitely go for cheaper in smaller theaters though.