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Aug 21, 2022 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
🎬🧵 What happened to The Movies? I looked at the top 2100 domestic box office films of the last 42 years to find out. Here are some findings.
For one: more sequels & comic book movies.
In 1981, just 16% of Top-25 movies were sequels, spinoffs, or remakes. In 2019, 80% were.
🎬🧵 The shift towards sequels and spinoffs is more stark in the top 10.
In 1993, all of the top 10 movies were standalone films. In 2011, 2017, 2019, and 2021, none were.
The last standalone, non-adaptation movie to top the box office? Avatar, in 2009.
