The downturn is striking when compared with the studio’s streak last year of “John Wick: Chapter 4” ($440 million worldwide), “Saw X” ($111 million) and “The Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” ($348 million). Those films, as well as most of 2024’s lineup, were greenlit by then-motion picture group chair Joe Drake, who was replaced by Adam Fogelson in January.
It’s tempting to say this was bad luck but Borderlands had so many reshoots that’s it’s easy to guess the flops were then steered by an inexperienced and ambitious Adam Fogelson.
All the successes listed for that year were sequels/prequels, so there’s an element of playing it safe. This year’s were all originals, which is ambitious, and to be honest, laudable. Just a shame they were shit.
It’s tempting to say this was bad luck but Borderlands had so many reshoots that’s it’s easy to guess the flops were then steered by an inexperienced and ambitious Adam Fogelson.
All the successes listed for that year were sequels/prequels, so there’s an element of playing it safe. This year’s were all originals, which is ambitious, and to be honest, laudable. Just a shame they were shit.