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> Would a three hour film like Doctor Zhivago ever sell 248 million tickets today? Avatar, Way Of The Water, a 3 hour movie, broke all sorts of sales records (though # of tickets sold data apparently isn't out yet). Heck Avengers End Game was 3 hours long and it sold 351 million tickets. I do think you get less of the repeat sales now days vs even in the 90s, just because there are so many more movies coming out, bot…
those are unfair comparisons. They are franchises, not standalone projects. Much like you are more keen to see a video from a creator you have enjoyed in the past. The barrier to entry is lower. And the avengers have comic books as well as an excuse to yourself that it's probably worth it to risk putting your time into watching the movie. Now think of a random movie, I call it 'The study of Protastores' It's a made u…
Sure but it's not like Dr Zhivago (widely popular book, won the Nobel Prize for Pasternak in 1958) was an unknown project from an unknown director (David Lean, 7 Oscars in 1957 for Kwai, 7 Oscars in 1962 for Lawrence of Arabia) featuring an unknown cast.