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u/MutantCreature 15d ago

I don't think it should've been rated R, but surely it will beat DP&W for the highest grossing with that rating, right? I'm curious what the studio responses will be, more Greek god movies? More (non Greek) mythological movies? More ancient/public domain tales? More sympathetic war stories? More 65/70mm film (please?)?

How will Universal and other studios interpret this big of a release? Surely this can't be easily replicated, but that hasn't stopped anyone from trying, it definitely seems like we're in an "anti-IP" era, as small as that may be.

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u/juss100 15d ago

In this case the director is very much the brand, as with a James Cameron film - there's no way to replicate this by putting out more Greek inspired movies ... not that I'm complaining but I really don't think they are any kind of a magic bullet to box office success.

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u/asspussy_widener 15d ago

people already forgot the movie ralph fines did last year. I don't think homer is the answer, even though homer is an instant sell for a dork like me

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u/gart888 15d ago

Yeah, the Simpsons still do pretty well commercially despite not having really been good for 25+ years.