[Split Thread] Diversity in movies, quality and profitability

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Originally Posted by acbytesla (Post 14055593) I'd say that is true about movies in general. For the most part I hate the MCU and the comic book movies. There is no nuance to any of the characters. Yet the most profitable movies these days are these movies.

That was true until pretty recently, but not anymore. None of the top 3 box office earners of 2022 were superhero movies. They had a large presence in the top 10, but superhero movies are also very expensive to make and market, so they need to earn huge to make a profit. And Disney's movie problems extend beyond the MCU. Strange World was a flop, the Star Wars franchise might as well be dead, and Indiana Jones 5 is going to be a complete train wreck. The only huge success they've had recently was Avatar 2.

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I agree. But there is no reason they can't do both.

In principle, that's true. In practice, they can't seem to pull it off. Diversity seems to have been done at the expense of quality.

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