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Does anyone really care how much money (or how little) any movie makes?


The filmmakers made the film for the audience of the series. All the negative comments will not affect whether this one was made or whether any more in the series will be made. Eventually the filmmakers will move on to a new story but will continue as long as there is a market. If you didn't like the film, why would anyone doubly waste their time (first by seeing it then taking time to rip it to shreds). Surely there must be films you'd rather rave about. If you comment positively about a film you think deserves a bigger audience, the audience is likely to find that movie and give it a chance. A negative review will not stop people from watching what they want; thankfully, most who see it and don't like it will just move on rather than boring us with what THEY think is wrong with it, which obviously is way too late to have any effect at all. When the films stop making money, they will stop making them. That is the bottom line for the production companies and no matter what anyone says they will go right on making films, so any real discussion is just so much hot air. This post is just my opinion but at least it seems much more realistic than those that whine and gripe about what the film doesn't do or doesn't have. Everyone involved with the film has their own spreadsheets to examine, and none of them factor in what anyone posts anywhere. When the day comes when you put up the millions of dollars to make a film, then complain, but when it isn't your money, nobody cares about your griping. I look forward to all positive comments and reviews about all films, but negative ones are an utter waste of time. After all, even babies can take random dumps, and nobody cares.

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So you're saying there never should be criticism of anything that you care about? This reminds me of those Marvel fanboys that get furious when one Marvel movie doesn't get the rave reviews like 90% of the others get (and frankly, most of them don't deserve anything close to the 90%+ they get on Rotten Tomatoes, its overhyped and insanely overrated Universe with cliched stories and lots of wooden acting). On the other side i see some truly great independent movies that get torn to pieces here on imdb by people that don't even comprehend art films, yet i see no one saying they should stfu, which they really should, and stick to reviewing their favorite mindless popcorn dreck. I could give you hundreds of examples of award winning (on numerous festivals throughout the world) art and independent films from all parts of the globe that have 6.x, 5.x and some even under 5 ratings here on imdb, yet i would call them masterpieces or the very least great films. Yet they're the ones getting scrutinized, not the Marvel Universe and blockbusters which get away with any kind of serious critism or trashing (which many would deserve). So its a bit funny when i see people complaining about movies that get bad reviews while acknowledging they will still earn tons of money, yet people who didn't like them should be quiet about it? As though money is the ultimate merit of quality. Or that only positive reviews should exist for popular/kids movies. So i guess in music that would mean Justin Bieber and boy bands are better than all those bands that made far less money yet end up on every single best of all time list?

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People that want a sequel usually care if a movie has been sucesful enough for sequel to be likely. Other than that no, not really.

Oh and haters often use low box office as ammunition.

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