Masters Of The Universe, Transformers One & Honor Among Thieves Prove Box Office Is Broken

This year, audiences have finally pushed back against Hollywood’s relentless onslaught of mediocre movies and pointless franchise expansions. During the unprecedented industry boom of the mid-to-late 2010s, low-effort Marvel movies and live-action Disney remakes were printing money. Audiences said they wanted fresh, original stories, but the billion-dollar-grossing near-shot-for-shot remakes of Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast told a different story. Hollywood studios didn’t go creatively bankrupt for their health; they just followed the money. If sequels make money and original stories don’t, guess which kind of movie the shareholders will be asking for.