Hollywood Budgets and The Box Office Are Out of Control

A lot of people are saying that Superman flopped at the box office. Though the film looks set to make its money back and then some, the way we discuss box offices and budgets for Hollywood blockbusters is out of control.

It used to be that films that came out were reasonably budgeted and made a reasonable amount of money. But that era is gone -- or is it?

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Chapters:

0:00 Superman Proves We’re Obsessed with Box Office (Without Totally Getting It)
4:24 Wanna Discuss r/BoxOffice
6:14 The Era of the Blockbuster (Jaws)
9:44 The Patterns of the Box Office (Sinners, Star Wars)
14:51 When Less Money Means More Money (Spider-Man, X-Men, Halloween, Horror)
22:45 The Inconsistency of Modern Superhero Box Offices
31:07 The Gamble of Familiar-ish Intellectual Property (Barbie, The Thing, Blade Runner)
35:37 Film vs. Short Form Content and Memes
38:52 How Do We Look at Box Offices Moving Forward?