Even films with popular themes like Indiana Jones and Mad Max are struggling. Film producer Sandy Cameron explains that there isn’t one simple reason. Factors include rising ticket prices, audiences preferring to wait for streaming, and fatigue from sequels and franchise films. However, successful movies like ''Super Mario Brothers'' and ''Barbie'' show that films can still succeed when they resonate with both younger and older audiences.
Vocabulary:
• To make your money back: When you invest money on something, and you earn the same amount of money that you invested, you have ''made your money back.'' It means you didn't lose any money.
• Lightning in a bottle: This means something very special and rare that is hard to achieve or capture. It’s like trying to catch a flash of lightning inside a bottle, which is almost impossible.
• A swinging back: a return.
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