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VRSS | All | Why Did Hollywood Stop Making Comedies? A Statistical Analysis |
August 18, 2025 8:20 PM |
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Feed: Slashdot Feed Link: https://slashdot.org/ --- Title: Why Did Hollywood Stop Making Comedies? A Statistical Analysis Link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/0... Hollywood comedy production has declined 27% since 1990 despite audience demand ranking the genre second among those viewers "want to see more of," according to Letterboxd genre data and a 68,000-consumer survey. Comedy films average $26.5 million production budgets and double their investment returns at 102%, yet represent just 9.3% of sequel releases compared to action's 27.6%. The shift reflects studios prioritizing internationally marketable franchises over domestically-focused comedies, which earn most revenue from US and Canadian audiences. Films like 1984's Beverly Hills Cop ($977 million inflation-adjusted) and Ghostbusters ($882 million) remain unmatched by contemporary releases -- with half of Letterboxd's most popular 2020s "comedies" being either non-comedic films like Saltburn or IP-driven movies like Barbie. Read more of this story at Slashdot. --- VRSS v2.1.180528 |
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