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• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They are highest grossing because they sold the most tickets.

  Uncool movies don’t sell the most seats.

  It’s literally a popularity contest. And popularity contests are always given to the coolest.

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  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You answered the question by saying ‘because it is’.

    No, its not.

    Yes, ‘cool’ is subjective.

    Popular and cool are not the same thing.

    Many of the movies with a cult following now were basically commercial disappointments or even failures.

    Art doesn’t exist purely to make money.

    That’s ‘content’ you’re thinking of.

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  • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Can we find the most romantic movies using this ‘highest grossing’ trick?

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    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s right there on the list. Y2k women wanted Mel Gibson. Again, before everyone knew he was a nutter. And apparently despite Lethal Weapon 4 when he was clearly too old for this shit.

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      • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        What Women Want
        $33.6 million opening weekend

        X-Men
        $57.5 million opening weekend

        Nice. So, I think we can conclude that X-Men is more romantic than What Women Want. That’s cool, I guess.

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