'Transformers,' 'Twilight' Thiab Qhov phem tshaj-Tshawb xyuas Blockbuster Franchises

Peb mam li paub sai sai yog tias Lub Grey Tus txiv neej yog ntau tshaj li tus qauv (raws li qhov loj Netflix thawj) ob lub lis piam xav. Hais tias lawv tau "tshaj tawm" ib qho sequel thiab kev sib tw tsis tshua muaj txiaj ntsig ntawm kev vam meej tshaj qhov kev ua tsis tiav ntxov los tsim qhov kev xav ntawm "franchise = kev vam meej" yeej. Txawm li cas los xij, cia peb hais Tus Txiv Neej Grey tau txais ib qho sequel (cia nyob ib leeg ib qho sequel thiab tig-tawm), qhov tsis sib xws tseem sib tw tawm tsam nws nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm kev pib ntawm kev ua lag luam A-theem franchise. Vim li cas? Vim hais tias zaj duab xis muaj feem ntau-tsis zoo tshuaj xyuas, nrog 46% rotten thiab 5.6/10 tus qhab nia nruab nrab ntawm cov neeg thuam (tawm ntawm 226 tus neeg thuam) ntawm Rotten Tomatoes. Txawm hais tias ntau tus neeg ua lag luam tsis tu ncua tau tiv thaiv tsis zoo tshuaj xyuas cov yeeb yaj kiab thiab / lossis cov khoom ua ntej, ob peb tus tau ua si nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm lub khw muag khoom noj khoom haus thoob ntiaj teb yam tsis muaj tsawg kawg yog ib qho kev tshuaj xyuas thawj zaug franchise-starter.

Muaj pes tsawg cov yeeb yaj kiab uas tau tshuaj xyuas tsis zoo tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws?

Tsuas yog rau kev kawm muaj peev xwm, kuv rub txhua zaj yeeb yaj kiab uas tau txais tsawg kawg $ 600 thoob ntiaj teb thaum tau txais qhov qhab nia "rotten" (tsawg dua 60% ntawm tag nrho cov neeg koom nrog muab cov yeeb yaj kiab tsawg kawg yog 6/10 lossis "zoo, kuv twv" tshuaj xyuas). Muaj 175 zaj yeeb yaj kiab, suav Thor: Hlub thiab nroo, uas tau khwv tau nyiaj tsawg kawg yog $ 600 lab thoob ntiaj teb (tsis muaj kev nce nqi, hloov cov kev xav tsis zoo, thiab tag nrho cov koom nrog cov neeg thuam rau lub npe). Ntawm cov yeeb yaj kiab no, tsuas yog (tshwj tsis yog kuv plam ib qho) 42 Hollywood cov yeeb yaj kiab (tsis muaj ob peb qhov blockbusters Suav) tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas feem ntau tsis zoo. Kuv mam li muab daim ntawv teev npe kawg, tab sis 2/3 ntawm lawv yog cov sequels lossis prequels. Nyob rau tib lub sijhawm, tsib ntawm qhov tsis yog qhov txuas ntxiv yog "tshiab" kev teeb tsa hauv lub ntiaj teb cinematic tsis tu ncua (yus tua yus tub cheev xwm) lossis Disney live-action remake/revamp (Alice hauv Wonderland, Maleficent, Aladdin thiab Tus Tsov Ntxwv King).

Venom nce hauv Suav teb ($ 269 lab) rau $ 854 lab cume. Lub Da Vinci Code, raws li phau ntawv nrov thiab tsis sib haum xeeb nrog Tom Hanks hauv lub luag haujlwm thawj coj), khwv tau $ 760 lab hauv 2006. Mel Gibson's Kev mob siab rau ntawm Tswv Yexus, ib qho kev tshwm sim ib zaug hauv ib tiam rau cov neeg ua yeeb yaj kiab tsis tu ncua, khwv tau $ 370 lab hauv tsev thiab $ 622 lab thoob ntiaj teb ntawm $ 30 lab pob nyiaj siv. Roland Emmerich cov 2012 tseem yog qhov loj tshaj plaws thoob ntiaj teb cov nyiaj tau los ($ 765 lab) nrog cov nqi qis tshaj hauv tsev ($ 166 lab). Michael Bay's transformers khwv tau 58% tab sis tseem rub "Hav; qhov no yog qhov zoo dua li peb txhua tus xav tias nws yuav yog "cov lus piav qhia tom qab tso tawm. Will Smith tus Hancock tseem yog qhov loj tshaj plaws ua yeeb yaj kiab ua yeeb yaj kiab thawj superhero nrog $ 624 lab. Mamma Mia! khwv tau $609 lab thoob ntiaj teb hauv 2008, suav nrog tsuas yog $ 5 lab tsawg dua txawv teb chaws Lub Dark Knight thiab Indiana Jones 4.

Zack Snyder's Tus txiv neej cov hlau ($ 669 lab hauv 2013) tau ncaws tawm "kev vam meej" franchise thaum ua rau muaj kev ntxhov siab txaus rau WB los hloov nws cov sequel mus rau Batman v Superman. Kuv yuav cam Mamma Mia! yuav tau txais cov ntawv ceeb toom zoo dua niaj hnub no vim hloov pauv cov pej xeem tseem ceeb (tsawg dua cov tawv dawb dudes) txawm hais tias Ntawm no peb rov mus dua tsuas yog ua movie zoo xwb. Ditto Peter Berg's underrated Hancock (tus neeg laus-skewing superhero deconstruction txog America lub luag hauj lwm raws li "lub ntiaj teb no tub ceev xwm" ua ntej cov tub hluas). Mamma Mia!, Venom, Txiv neej hlau thiab Da Vinci Code qev tsawg kawg yog ib qho sequel. Alice Los ntawm cov Nrhiav iav ($ 299 lab) tanked thaum Tub los qiag: deev hluas ntawm kev phem ($ 495 lab) poob siab. Qhov Chaw Tua Yus Tus Kheej yog "zoo sequel tau raug txim rau ib tug neeg phem ua ntej" kev lag luam whiff. Muaj tseeb ib qho tsis zoo-saib xyuas franchise pib uas tsis muaj qhov tsis txaus ntseeg tau ua kom muaj kev vam meej sab saum toj franchise, uas yog Michael Bay's transformers films.

Tus Tsov Ntxwv King yog qhov ua yeeb yaj kiab loj tshaj plaws ($ 1.663 billion) nrog tus qhab nia Tomatometer tsis zoo, thaum Transformers: Hnub nyoog ntawm Extinction yog cov yeeb yaj kiab uas tsis zoo tshaj plaws (17% thiab 4/10) mus rau saum toj kawg nkaus $ 1 billion thoob ntiaj teb. Nruab nrab ntawm koj thiab kuv, Lub hnub nyoog ntawm kev tshem tawm yog kuv nyiam ntawm series. Nws yog gloriously gigantic thiab tag nrho tawm ntawm phab ntsa txiv tsawb nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev uas tam sim no xav tias yuav luag subversive. Ntxiv mus, ib tug cam khwb cia-rau-hom Mark Wahlberg ua ib tug zoo protagonist tshaj ib tug tsis zoo qhia Shia LeBeouf. Meanwhile, kuv yuav cam Pirates ntawm Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($ 1.1 nphom nrog 33% rotten qhab nia) yog zaj yeeb yaj kiab uas phem tshaj plaws uas tau tshaj $ 1 billion. Tab sis txij li ntau ntawm cov yeeb yaj kiab hauv nqe lus nug yog sequels lossis prequels, uas franchises yog "qhov phem tshaj"? Los ntawm qhov ntawd, dab tsi franchise thrived nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no box office txawm hais tias tsis tu ncua kev tshuaj xyuas? Cov lus teb yuav (tsis yog?) ua rau koj xav tsis thoob.

transformers (Tseem Ceeb)

Cov lus teb pom tseeb yog qhov tseeb Michael Bay thawj tsib transformers tsos. Lawv khwv tau (raws li) $ 735 lab, $ 836 lab, $ 1.124 billion, $ 1.104 billion thiab $ 605 lab ntawm xyoo 2007 thiab 2014, thaum tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas txaus ntshai uas (zoo los tsis yog) ua rau nws ua piv txwv ntawm cov blockbusters loj uas ua tiav txawm tias muaj kev ceeb toom tsis zoo. Txawm li cas los xij, lub transformers cov yeeb yaj kiab tau ua tiav ua tsaug rau IP nrov, tus thawj coj marquee thiab nws qhov muaj nyob hauv ib lub sijhawm thaum A) Hollywood siv $ 150- $ 250 lab los hloov cov khoom ua si menyuam yaus rau hauv qhov loj-deal, saum-ntawm-the-line sci-fi ua yeeb yam zoo nkauj. tseem cim. Ntxiv mus, lub transformers cov yeeb yaj kiab xa cov yeeb yaj kiab loj dua thiab ib qho ntawm qhov tsis zoo uas koj nrhiav tsis tau lwm qhov. Thaum cov yeeb yaj kiab (zoo dua) MCU tau sib phim transformers movies nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm spectacle, zoo, Yog Kawg Nkaus NW nyuam qhuav tawg $600 lab.

Twilight Dabneeg (Summit/Lionsgate)

Twilight Dabneeg zaum ib sab transformers cov yeeb yaj kiab raws li ib qho ntawm cov franchises saum toj kawg nkaus nkaus xwb los pib nrog qhov tsis zoo-saib xyuas thawj zaug. Thawj (thiab tseem zoo nkauj dammit) Twilight khwv tau $392 lab thoob ntiaj teb, thaum Tshiab hli (qhov phem tshaj plaws los ntawm qhov loj me me) tawg tawm ib xyoos tom qab nrog $ 696 lab. dab noj hnub yuav khwv tau $698 lab hauv 2010. Kev Kaj Siab 1 yuav ua tau $712 lab hauv 2011 thiab Tuag kaj ntug 2 (uas muaj qhov zoo nkauj kawg peb caug feeb) yuav tau txais $ 830 lab hauv xyoo 2012. Ib feem ntawm qhov kev npau taws tseem ceeb dhau ntawm Kristen Stewart / Robert Pattinson cov yeeb yaj kiab tau muab tso rau hauv "Eww, nws yog ib tug ntxhais ua yeeb yaj kiab!" kev tsis ncaj ncees (los ntawm ob tus txiv neej pundits thiab poj niam pundits uas nyiam lawv cov heroines kom muaj kev txhawj xeeb txog kev ua tsov ua rog dua li kev hlub). Txawm li cas los xij, cov tiam neeg uas loj hlob los hlub lawv tau hloov qee qhov kev piav qhia tseem ceeb.

Pirates ntawm lub Caribbean (Walt Disney)

Tag nrho plaub Pirates ntawm lub Caribbean cov yeeb yaj kiab tau raug tshuaj xyuas tsis zoo thaum tso tawm. Thawj ob Gore Verbinski-qhia cov yeeb yaj kiab tau muaj hnub nyoog zoo heev nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm kev loj dua-lub neej, xyaum ua khoom siv tes ua thiab ua yeeb yam tshwj xeeb-kev xav zoo nkauj zoo nkauj. Tus Txiv Plig Hlaws Dub yog classic "Tsis muaj leej twg xav tias nws yuav zoo li ntawd!" surprise smash, khwv tau $654 lab hauv 2003. Tuag Sawv Rov Los yog ib qho classic breakout sequel, dhau los ua yeeb yaj kiab thib peb rau saum $ 1 billion thoob ntiaj teb. Txawm koj zoo li kuv thiab tsawg kawg xav Tuag Txiv neej Qhia Tsis Taus (cov yeeb yaj kiab loj tshaj plaws hauv Hollywood, nrog $ 795 lab, kom khwv tau tsawg dua $ 200 lab hauv tsev) tsawg kawg yog zoo dua Ntawm Stranger Tides, qhov no tsis yog qhov zoo uas Disney xav rov qab mus rau hauv tshwj tsis yog lawv tsis muaj qhov twg mus txawm tias ua ntej Johnny Depp tus cwj pwm offscreen thiab cov lus iab liam ua rau nws (sib cav) xov tooj cua.

DC Films 'SnyderVerse (Warner Bros.)

yus tua yus tub cheev xwm ($ 745 lab) yog David Ayers-qhia zaj duab xis (muab lossis coj studio cuam tshuam) thiab Justice League ($ 659 lab) yog ib qho kev hloov kho tshiab ntawm Zack Snyder qhov kev xav zoo nrog Joss Whedon's studio-xav tau, hloov suab hloov pauv. Tias DC Films tseem sawv cev yog qhov qub qub uas qee tus IP loj dhau los ua tsis tiav. WB tsis yog tag nrho ntawm qhov sib txuas. Lawv ntshai tom qab Tus txiv neej cov hlau ($ 669 lab) thiab overemphasized Batman nyob rau hauv ob qho tib si Batman v Superman ($ 873 lab) thiab Kev Ncaj Ncees League. Txawm li cas los xij, txhua yam uas tau tshwm sim hauv kaum xyoo dhau los yog vim Snyder, David Goyer thiab Chris Nolan's Superman reboot tsis ua haujlwm nrog cov neeg thuam lossis (yog li hais tias 2.27x domestic multiplier) cov neeg tuaj saib. Snyder tsuas yog tus thawj coj sab nraud ntawm Michael Bay nrog peb cov yeeb yaj kiab uas tau lees paub hauv daim ntawv teev npe no. Kev ncaj ncees los tsis yog, social media tsis yog lub neej tiag tiag.

Jurassic Park / Jurassic World (Universal)

Lub dino ntshai heev fantasy series tsis muaj plaub nkag ntawm daim ntawv no tsuas yog vim Jurassic ntiaj teb tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo (71% tshiab) cov ntawv ceeb toom, thiab Jurassic Park III tsis tau hais meej txog $400 lab nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov xyoo 2001. Txawm tias muaj tes tuav tes Dominion Kev sib tw dhau los $ 950 lab thoob ntiaj teb txawm tias muaj kev tshuaj xyuas tsis zoo, feem ntau ntawm cov Jurassic sequels tsis tseem ceeb darlings. Peb tuaj yeem sib cav txog qhov twg Steven Spielberg's The Lost World los yog Joe Dante's Jurassic Park III tau txhim kho (lossis tsis) nrog lub hnub nyoog. Txawm li cas los xij, tag nrho rau Jurassic cov yeeb yaj kiab muab "tsis tuaj yeem tau txais qhov no nyob qhov twg lwm qhov" thrills nrog xiav-dab tshos thiab cov neeg tsis yog super heroic ntsib thiab qee zaus raug tua los ntawm qhov tseeb tsim dinosaurs. Tsis tas li ntawd, hauv xov xwm tsawg dua los ntawm geek kev pab them nqi thiab IP tshwj xeeb fandoms, tsis muaj leej twg xav tau Dino Park Massacre 6 kom tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas zoo hauv thawj qhov chaw.

Ice Hnub nyoog (Hma)

zoo li Lo Lus Ntaus Tseeb, thawj Ice Hnub nyoog yog ib zaj yeeb yaj kiab loj me me thiab ua rau muaj kev npau suav txog kev lim hiam ntawm kev tuag hauv peb lub ntiaj teb (thiab qee zaum tsis zoo) ntiaj teb. Zoo li cov Lo Lus Ntaus Tseeb series, thawj zaug "zoo nkauj damn zoo" kev teeb tsa tau muab txoj hauv kev rau ntau qhov kev ua yeeb yam thiab zoo heev uas tsis tshua muaj kev xav thiab ntau tus ciam teb (tus txheeb ze tsim nyog txawm li cas los xij) cartoonish hauv xwm. Lub Meltdown ($ 652 lab) yog ib tug classic breakout sequel. Kaj ntug ntawm Dinosaurs qhib qhov sib txawv tseem ceeb nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov, ntiav cov khw muag khoom tshwj xeeb rau cov neeg ua yeeb yam los hais cov cim hauv txhua thaj chaw thiab coj kom zoo dua ntawm cov ntawv tshiab 3D los tsim cov yeeb yaj kiab sib npaug ntawm cov menyuam coaster caij. Nyob rau lub caij ntuj sov ntawm 2009, nws yog qhov thib peb-loj tshaj tawm txawv teb chaws tag nrho puas tau qab Titanic thiab Rov qab los ntawm Huab tais. Ice Age 3 thiab Ice Age 4 ob qho tib si topped $875 lab thoob ntiaj teb.

Tus so

Despicable Kuv 3 ($ 1 billion) thiab minions ($ 1.1 nphom) ob qho tib si tau txais cov ntawv ceeb toom "tsis tshua muaj txiaj ntsig" (59% thiab 55%, feem), txawm tias lwm qhov peb ntu tau txais kev tshuaj xyuas zoo. Kuv yuav cam thawj minions prequel (kuv cov kev xav ib sab) tej zaum yuav tau ua si zoo dua nrog cov qoob loo ntawm cov neeg thuam niaj hnub no. Thaum Shrek Mus Ib Txhis Tom qab ($ 752 lab) tau zoo dua Shrek thib peb ($ 812 lab), nws yuav tau them kev lag luam rau yav dhau los tus mediocrity. Lub cuaj Ceev thiab Furious ($ 721 lab) thiab cuaj Star Wars ($ 1.073 nphom) tau (arguable) hauv qab ntawm lub thoob rau cov franchises, thaum Lub Hobbit: Tsov rog ntawm tsib Tsov Rog ($ 955 lab) NW nyuam qhuav tsis nco qhov "tshiab" ntsuas. Zoo Beasts: Lub Crimes ntawm Grindelwald ($ 659 lab) phem heev uas nws tua cov franchise. Kev pom zoo dav dav yuav sib cav ib yam li ntawd rau Dab Neeg Poj Ntxoog Caum 2 ($ 709 lab).

Yuav ua li cas txog Tus Txiv Neej Grey?

Cov neeg tuaj saib yuav cia li saib Ryan Gosling / Chris Evans tus neeg ua yeeb yam thiab tseem coj tus thib ob yog tias nws tau ua (tseem tos. Kaj Siab 2 thiab tej yam hloov tshiab ntawm ob tau cog lus tseg Daim ntawv ceeb toom liab movies). Tab sis cov neeg tuaj saib yuav txuas ntxiv mus saib Grey txiv neej 3, Grey txiv neej 4 thiab / los yog Grey Man Keeb Kwm los yog lwm yam Russos thov lawv xav ua? Keeb kwm qhia tias "tsis yog kiag li." Cov koob tsis muaj "tsis tuaj yeem tau txais qhov no nyob qhov twg ntxiv" tus nqi zoo ib yam li Jurassic, Twilight thiab transformers, thiab tsis yog nws ua lag luam rau Disney tshwj xeeb nostalgia zoo li cov kev ua yeeb yaj kiab ua yeeb yam. Kuv tsis paub meej tias yuav muaj dab tsi tshwm sim rau DC Films tom qab Batman v Superman tau WB tsis tau raug kev nyuaj siab kom xa qhov kwv yees ntawm MCU, tab sis Sierra Six thiab Lloyd Hanson tsis yog Batman thiab Joker.

Koj tuaj yeem tsim ib qho kev sib tw franchise feem ntau suav nrog cov kev tshuaj xyuas tsis zoo. Lub vas nthiv thiab txojsia pib li $40 lab tseem ceeb nco txog txoj kev sib tw DVD tub sab. Tab sis keeb kwm qhia tau hais tias koj feem ntau yuav tsum tsawg kawg pib nrog qhov tau txais zoo "ib feem." Thawj qhov nkag hauv lub Dirty Harry, Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lethal Riam phom, Tuag Hard, Batman, Jurassic Park, Txiv neej Dub, Matrix, Harry Potter, Tswv ntawm Rings, Kab laug sab-txiv neej, Pirates ntawm Caribbean, Iron Man, Hangover, Hunger Games, Pitch Perfect thiab John Wick franchises tag nrho pib ntawm txoj cai ko taw. Thiab Tus Txiv Neej Grey yuav tsum tau sib cav nrog kev muab tsis yog nws tus kheej tshwj xeeb ntawm kev zoo siab tab sis qhov kwv yees ntawm qhov Hollywood twb muab. Netflix cov Tus Txiv Neej Grey tuaj yeem yog qhov kev zam rau txoj cai, tab sis tam sim no nws yuav tsum muaj.