Hollywood is in for a RUDE awakening in 2024. The box office offerings look weak, with only a handful of tentpole movies having a chance at cracking $500 million globally. Analysts are blaming the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes at delaying content output, but the content that’s coming looks pretty lackluster. Is this Hollywood’s year of reckoning?
Additional Context:
The 2024 Hollywood box office outlook is significantly influenced by the aftermath of the SAG-AFTRA strike, which ended recent Hollywood labor disruptions. The strike has already made a noticeable impact on Hollywood’s bottom line at the box office. Movies that are currently hitting theaters are reportedly losing out on as much as 15 percent of their box office potential due to the lack of actor-driven publicity. This is particularly significant as the impacts of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have been mostly deferred, with a months-long gap in the production pipeline expected to become a real problem in the near future, especially for studios dependent on box office revenue.
As studios scramble to save their 2024 projects, the film industry is now facing a backlog of projects and strained resources, including visual effects houses. Major releases affected by the strike include high-profile titles like “Deadpool 3,” “Venom 3,” “Twisters,” and “Gladiator 2.” Studios had to negotiate under high pressure to save the 2024 summer release calendar. Several major titles, including “Snow White” and “Elio” by Disney, have been delayed by months or even a year. The box office suffered a notable drop due to the lack of new releases during the strike, and this downturn is expected to continue into the first quarter of 2024 despite the resolution of the strike. The industry is now in overdrive to get their tentpoles ready for summer 2024 and beyond, which requires a Herculean effort due to the backlog of projects.
Overall, the impact of the SAG-AFTRA strike on the 2024 Hollywood box office is significant. It has led to schedule disruptions, delays in major releases, and a potential decrease in box office revenues. The industry is now working to navigate these challenges and recover from the effects of the strike.
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Hollywood deserves the comeuppance. F@ck 'em. They've made crap movies, shoving their Agenda down our throats for years now. It's sad that people are losing their jobs but that is these studio's fault, not mine. I'm not going to pay for crap "entertainment" aimed at propagandizing me. I'd rather watch movies made before this current era that I know I will enjoy.
Hollywood, Hollywood..?
Oh I remember Hollywood, they used to make movies or something right?
I really don't care what most of these production houses do anymore. I haven't seen a movie in theaters in years now, just no interest. The quality of stories are just boring. Trying to make a movie contentious instead of interesting has been a failing model for years. They played off the good standing of the audience with bait off old IP's "in the modern age" That is now a phrase that means it's going to be nothing like the OG and will be filled with trash activism ideology. it's boring.
The King of the North will be when people wise up to Hollywood….
I’m excited for Godzilla x Kong!
I hear Disney is even trying to ruin Deadpool 3
Joker being a musical, I have no interest. Add in Lady Gaga and I have even less than zero interest.
The only movie I'm looking forward to seeing is Sonic 3. What a crazy world.
I've seen wonka 4 times in theaters with friends and family. I got the movie cup and even bought the candy. I wanted to hate wonka because i wasn't a fan of the original, but then they found a way to add to the original while making an entertaining and comical movie.
Think I'd see a steamboat willi movie not by disney before I see ANYTHING by shit woke media.
I think, really hope, that Frozen Empire does well. I was apprehensive with Afterlife, but like you, I loved it. I have high hopes for this new one despite some of the casting choices…..*cough* Patton Oswald cough
When movies are going to streaming or even cable a month or 2 after a theatrical release, what incentive is there to pay $15-$10 to go to a theater?
Time for classic movies, foreign film, anime, etc… to come back and be shown in theaters now.
It's not just the strikes and it's not just the movies…
It's also that inflated cost of living and people having to make decisions about necessities vs luxury purchases. Theatrical showings are more expensive than waiting to see it at home for families. I'm sorry that some don't want to face reality, but people are struggling financially and it's not going to lighten up anytime soon. This year might actually end up being worse.
I thought that the motion picture industry was on the brink of collapse a few years back, especially since we live in an era when product goes to streaming or digital a month after an all-too-brief theatrical run, that the cineplex is pretty much obsolete ($18 for a tub of popcorn is absolutely outrageous), and we have way too many streaming services competing for audiences.
Honestly, my prediction is Planet Of The Apes will end up doing better than Deadpool 3. Deadpool 3 will have a great opening weekend, but I've a horrible feeling it's going to be a woke mess compared to the first 2.
rubs hands together with glee
Karma is a bitch!
sonic adventure 2 was my favorite sonic game so i love shadow. if only they built on his character and gave shadow a game with shadow as the lead character.
The only movie I want to see in 2024 is the same as the only movie I wanted to see in 2023…….. DUNE
This is the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers' fault.
There was supposedly plans for an Aunt May movie before Marvel got the rights to use Spider-Man in the Avengers movies!
Classic movies. This is the way. I live next to a drive thru theater and last summer they played more classics than ever and stayed busy. Same for the old local theatres. If the multiplex cinemas would go that route as well, it might send a big message to Hollywood about what does and doesn't work.
I don't get the obsession at Marvel (or I guess Sony) in making 'without' movies. Spider-Man movies without Spider-Man, like Morbius, Madam Web, and Kraven, are so pointless.
As someone who frequented art house films back in the day, I’m hoping this might make way for them to get big. There’s only so many gravedigs that can be done. Come on, indie and foreign films 🤞😬🤞
Theaters shouldn't close. They should show the best films of 30s through 90s. Would I rather pay for Ben Hurr or Princess Bride in theater, yes very yes.
It was the strikes… Strike outs!
A zombie RomCom?
A ZomCom?
Just… no.
i find this most appearing i dont have to do anything and i still get to watch holly weird die
Call Of Freedom came in 9th place
for 2024.
It was not a good year for Grace Randolph and the movies she shilled for.
I'm looking forward to Joker 2, Dune Part 2, and Deadpool 3. After that it's just hoping that some small foreign flick or indie film will save us from the continual parade of flopbusters.
Studios: push content onto unprofitable streaming services to try to cut out theaters.
Also studios: No one wants to watch our bad films in the theater. hrmph (stomp).
Was excited for GhostBusters, until I seen Oswald in the trailer. Honestly it’s going to depend on how much of the movie he’s in. Might just wait for streaming
How about this……come up with new movies?
Disney will drive every movie into the ground..
When it comes to Aliens people probably just have Alien fatigue… right? I mean, it has nothing really to do with the quality of Aliens films, it's just fatigue…right?
Bring back the cheap B movie in a double feature. People might even prefer it to the main feature
Movies that I feel are mostly likely guarantee hits this year
1: Deadpool 3
2: Sonic 3
3: Despicable Me 4
4: Saw XI
Movies that I'm still unsure about If they might be hits or not
1: Beetlejuice 2
2: Joker 2
3: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
4: Ghostbusters Frozen Empire
5: Kingdom of The Planet of The Apes
6: Dune Part 2
7: Kung Fu Panda 4
8: Furiosa
9: The Karate Kid
10: A Quiet Place Day One
11: Venom 3
Movies that I can see being unexpected hits this year
1: The Garfield Movie
2: Lisa Frankenstein
3: The Fall Guy
4: Transformers One
5: IF
This Year Box Office Bombs
1: Mufasa
2: Inside Out 2
3: Madame Web
4: Kraven The Hunter
5: Mean Girls
6: Wicked
7: Gladiator 2
8: Twisters
9: Alien: Rumulus
10: Ballerina
If they want ppl to come to movies they need you guys to review it you know someone who is credited with not being a kiss ass to Disney and then maybe we could move forward but till then we just not having it
Shadow & Rouge are among the better Sonic characters.
Sonic probably peaked around that time.
I suspect one reason why they're targeting other sources of entertainment so heavy is they want to drag those down to their level instead of go back to trying to make proper entertainment but if those other sources exist uncorrupted then they will disappear much faster.