Studios have never been renowned for taking risks, but it's been getting worse ...
"In 2003, the six major studios and their subsidiaries released 138 films that all opened on at least several hundred screens each. Of those, 86 were based on original ideas, with 52 coming from IPs. Fourteen of those 86 original films were sequels, but sequels based on films that had been original ideas. Either way, there were far more of the former than the latter.
Flash forward five years to 2008, and the ratios begin to shift. Of 147 movies released, 81 were based on original concepts (with six sequels in that bunch), and 66 came from IPs. Go forward five more years to 2013, and it’s a completely different story: 115 movies, 57 of which are based on original ideas, the first time that number has ever been below 50 percent. Throw in nine original concept sequels and the numbers get even worse."
"In 2003, the six major studios and their subsidiaries released 138 films that all opened on at least several hundred screens each. Of those, 86 were based on original ideas, with 52 coming from IPs. Fourteen of those 86 original films were sequels, but sequels based on films that had been original ideas. Either way, there were far more of the former than the latter.
Flash forward five years to 2008, and the ratios begin to shift. Of 147 movies released, 81 were based on original concepts (with six sequels in that bunch), and 66 came from IPs. Go forward five more years to 2013, and it’s a completely different story: 115 movies, 57 of which are based on original ideas, the first time that number has ever been below 50 percent. Throw in nine original concept sequels and the numbers get even worse."
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