[wodenokoto]

I think the question is “why are there only big, expensive action movies?” Or maybe it is “why aren’t you doing more goodwill hunting films?”

But I too disagree with those premises.

Matt daemon is saying there isn’t room for the ~25 million dollar movie, because cinema ticket sale now has to carry the entire revenue stream.

But I’ve seen mostly smaller movies in cinema for the past two years.

Hell, parasite, which won best picture was a $15 million production, so obviously there is room for “small” movies

[Aeronwen]

There's room for $15 million movies because it's a relatively cheap gamble. They can risk releasing a few cheap movies a year, hoping that one becomes popular enough they can milk the IP dry. Or they find their next big actor/actress.

But past the cheap gamble phase, studios start doubling down and throw in big name actors, and start advertising the crap out of it, hoping to get people to watch it. There's no $25 million movies, because they end up $50 million movies.