r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 4h ago

Article ‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' looked lazy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/
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u/Josh_Butterballs 3h ago

Great movies can still flop. Conversely, bad movies have done really well before at the box office. Shawshank Redemption is a famous example of a good movie failing at the box office when it released

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u/Master_Bruce 3h ago

I mean flopping is only in correlation to how much money it makes at the theaters, quality is quality for all time

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u/Josh_Butterballs 47m ago

That’s what I’m saying though. Clayface can be good but still flop. WB cares that it makes money or else it’s not a very compelling reason to keep the DCU going at least not in a way that doesn’t feel like an afterthought