Hawki said:
Transdude1996 said:
Also, when you really think about it, sequels, prequels, reboots, adaptations, etc. are actually a riskier investments to make than an original property. So, expect to see this trend die down in the next few years.
Um, how? All of those things have the benefit of a pre-established audience. A new IP is uncharted territory. Besides, reboots, adaptations, sequels, etc., they've never gone out of style. They've always been there, more so now, perhaps, but I don't see this trend ending.
Okay, with making another installment to a film, you face one of two complications.
The first one is a hurdle a lot of films have trouble passing which is being, at least, as good as the previous film.
Ghostbusters 2,
Back to the Future Part 2,
Lost World: Jurassic Park,
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and even
Aliens have been raked through the coals over the years by those who saw the first film. And, this came back to bite studios because all of the films ended up making less than their previous installment. When they finally came around and made a third, only
Indiana Jones survived while the rest made even less than the second film.
Then, the second hurdle studios have to pass is when "Great" turns into "Average", which is what the MCU is starting to suffer from. Back when
Iron Man came out, it was a knockout hit because of it actually being a great movie. Ever since then, each film has been great as well, but nothing has set the bar higher than, arguably, the first
Avengers flick. After that, you start seeing diminishing return with each subsequent release as everyone involved in production just looks and feels like their going through the motions, and have to throw something "interesting" into each release just to keep bringing in money for the films (E.G. Notice how much more money a Marvel film makes when Downey is involved). And, then there's the fans who start to become tired with the series having little add as far as value, and so they stop coming (E.G. Notice how each
CoD keeps on having to stretch it's numbers each time a new one is released). I know using a video game as an example isn't exactly a sound theory, but it's the only one I can think of nothing since nothing in films has had as long running of a series (Outside of
007, but, even then, you see how much of a stark contrast the two latest films have with the previous installments ever since
Mission Impossible and a few other films have banked in on the James Bond's "thing").
So, to put it all simply, they have to make the next installment of each film, at least, as good as the previous films or face eternal damnation, and, even then, they have to keep raising the bar otherwise people will stop coming.