In 2014, the film studio Sony was threatened by the North Korean government in an attempt to get them to cancel the release of the satirical comedy The Interview. Some film producers are deciding to remove the movie theater middleman altogether, and are releasing their movies directly to the Internet. Movie poster for “The Interview” (Sony, IMDb) The summer saw extensions of The Hunger Games, Captain America, X-Men, Transformers, and The Hobbit franchises, as well as other successful superhero films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Big Hero 6, but at the end of the year the award for highest-grossing film went to the R-rated, Oscar-winning, fantasy-free American Sniper. Hollywood refuses to stray from the winning formula, which may mean that soon independent filmmakers will gain recognition for their ability to fill the entertainment gap with low-budget, unique, and insightful movies.Īccording to Variety, 2014 saw a 5.2% drop in box office revenue, compared to 2013, despite the release of several comic book- and young adult book-based films. Studios need to make money and so continue to rely on the same types of movies, such as book and comic book adaptations, but audiences are attending the theater less and less. Box office revenue was down in 2014, and studios blame the decline on several factors, including the increase of streaming services and big-budget television shows and a general lack of interest in the movies being released. ''I see myself not as just the film guy or the business guy, but as the guy who knows both.'' -Daniel AveryĪvery is one of many people taking advantage of a culture that lends itself to independent filmmaking.
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