This is not a very useful chart, as it doesn’t take budget into account, and therefore not profit. Horror movies are famously the cheapest genre of film to make with the lowest break-even point, whereas sci-fi is the most expensive. If a horror with a $5 million budget makes $20 million that’s a hit, whereas if a sci-fi with a 100 million dollar budget makes $80 million, that’s a huge flop.
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where’s the “quality” metric?
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Quality and box office are not synonyms.
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Not sure about the graphic, but I agree we need more sci-fi. It’s slim pickings out there. I’ve seen every sci-fi movie with an IMDB rating over 6. And I’m not talking about Fantasy. I hate that they are conflated.
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In which genre are superhero movies grouped? Sci-fi?
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This is not a very useful chart, as it doesn’t take budget into account, and therefore not profit. Horror movies are famously the cheapest genre of film to make with the lowest break-even point, whereas sci-fi is the most expensive. If a horror with a $5 million budget makes $20 million that’s a hit, whereas if a sci-fi with a 100 million dollar budget makes $80 million, that’s a huge flop.
where’s the “quality” metric?
Quality and box office are not synonyms.
Not sure about the graphic, but I agree we need more sci-fi. It’s slim pickings out there. I’ve seen every sci-fi movie with an IMDB rating over 6. And I’m not talking about Fantasy. I hate that they are conflated.
In which genre are superhero movies grouped? Sci-fi?