If I'm a studio, I'm looking at STX and Warner Bros right now. The former just did well for an opening weekend and the latter continues to carve a path to it's own slice of horror competing with Blumhouse Productions.
STX has produced a lot of films over the last five years. They are that kind of that third pillar, but they are able to find success whether it's nominations or just having modest budget movies that make four to five times its budget. This Hustlers film that just came out has already made its budget and did so in grand fashion. This is why you need smaller companies and studios. They provide a different outlet of films compared to your run of the mill Disney and Universal material.
Now Warner has gotten its horror groove on with the newest It movie and it has been on a warpath these last two weekends. When I first talked about the first one from a couple years, I made the notion that people want a legit horror film. While it didn't kickstart that, it is still true. Last year was Halloween being the talk of the town. There's also all those Conjuring movies, Purge, and a handful of other movies. I don't think we've reached a peak yet for this latest trend of horror movies. I'd continue riding that train until the genre tires out everyone, which I think is going to be a good while.
Ain't it good when non-Disney properties lead the way?
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