$357M in 2019 dollars is >$450M in 2026 dollars.
So uh, yeah, not really close…
It’s depressing to see how almost a hundred million dollars in value changes in 7 years…
It’s not supposed to, but even the target interest rate of 2% per annum is ridiculous when you think about it. It means $1 = $1.20 after a decade, and after 50 years $1 = $2.70.
357(1.02)^7 = 410 M so we’re actually almost double the target.
ASSUMING your salary goes up with inflation, which is the idea…
You bought a house with 2026 money.
You’re still paying that same mortgage with 2046 money.
20 years of inflation, but your debt remains the same (as you pay it off)
If everything is functioning as intended, inflation encourages debt and spending, which drives the economy.
Ok, but your assumption is demonstrably untrue on average for about the last 50 years or so.
Holy shit. That was a rough reminder of how fast things have accelerated since covid.
At last Sony have the capital to produce the sequels to Morbius, Madam Web, and Kraven people have been clamouring for.
Aren’t those all cancelled? Or is that the joke?
Breaking News: Inflation Exists!
What a stupid article.
I feel like this has more to do with people craving a theatrical experience, plus streaming movies kind of suck lately (more than Spiderman in particular being such a good movie)
It also has a lot to do with rising ticket costs and inflation.
There’s a reason they always compare dollar amounts rather than ticket counts.
i dont find movie tickets outside of big cities to be much more expensive. if anything, they’re increasing slower than streaming costs.
Perhaps, but movie tickets today are more expensive than they were in 2019. Box Office dollars is a poor way to judge a movie’s draw when compared to ticket count.
It’s all marketing, they want to compare money because otherwise they’d have to talk about how a movie from the 1930s still holds the record for most tickets sold in the US.
I’m surprised to see classic films so high on this list, but there’s so many more people in the world today, so it’s unsurprising to see modern movies at the top https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_by_box_office_admissions
Man, the fast and the furious films sold more tickets than I would have assumed.
Weren’t movies out much longer back then? I feel like the cycle to streaming is so fast now.
Maybe, but Spider-Man seems to be the more preferred hero movie consistently. I think people relate to Peter more than the rest.
rich heroes are less relatable lol
Spider-Man is pretty rich in Brand New Day
ofr? spiderman is a class traitor now i guess lol
Yup. Between Project Hail Mary, Obsession, The Odyssey, and this, it’s becoming clear that people are wanting to go to theaters more. My friend group has also started going to the cinema more this year. There was a massive drop in interest since covid but I think we’re finally bouncing back.
Also, if you look at what these movies have in common, it’s something studios refuse to unterstand for decades now. There is no superhero fatigue, or moviestar fatigue or blockbuster fatigue. People just want to watch movies that are good, made with genuine care, compassion and craft. In other words, movies not content. Which is also why I can’t imagine AI slop movies ever being really successful.
I think the vibe of audience’s returning to cinema might also have a bit to do with the writer’s strike offering a break from content churn we all became exhausted with, especially in Marvel. The strike pushed the pipeline back and now we’re getting some really great stuff again
theaters are keeping the good movies longer before they go to streaming, partially because the movie studios are having cashflow issues and theaters are a great way to … (checks notes)… make money!
Pay the crew more
They are comparing the Avengers movie that came out in 2019 (pre-pandemic) with a movie that came out this past weekend, I don’t think it’s fair to compare them.
In 2019 movies were cheaper ($9.16, compared to starting from almost $12), people (more or less) knew how to act in a theatre, and such. And today everything is more expensive, meaning people will go out to movies less.
The last spider man movie that was pre MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) was 2014. Spider man movies have always done well in the box office, the last one (no way home, in 2021) did $1.910 billion in the box office.
