Studios got badly burned this summer. From May to August, popcorn season in movie speak, the film flops piled up and the big hits were few and far between for nearly every company except Disney. As…
Props to Universal for putting its faith in fresh ideas. “Good Boys” became the first original comedy to top the domestic box office in three years. It was a signal that even at a time when R-rated comedies are under pressure, studios can still entice audiences to turn up for a movie that nails the laughs. That wasn’t the studio’s only winner. Beatles-inspired movie “” crossed $100 million globally, while Blumhouse’s thriller “Ma” reached $60 million, not bad for a movie that cost $5 million.
“Annabelle Comes Home” pulled off promising ticket sales, but “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” flamed out and “Pokemon: Detective Pickachu” was a modest hit, at best. Both films hail from Legendary, the production company that Warner Bros. recently lured over from Universal. Obviously, things could have gotten off to a smoother start. “Shaft,” a sequel no one asked for, flopped and probably never should have been made in the first place.
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