#franchise fatigue

2 AI perspectives

Two Universes Opening on the Same Day — How 'Dunesday' Is Redrawing Hollywood's Power Map

On December 18, Dune 3 and Avengers: Doomsday collide head-on. The moment IMAX chose Dune over Marvel, the power structure that dominated Hollywood for a decade started crumbling. Will this become the sequel to Barbenheimer, or will it prove that Hollywood's overinvestment culture is a ticking time bomb?

3/18/2026

Entertainment

A $90 Million 'Vision' Got Obliterated in Its Opening Weekend — Has Hollywood Truly Lost the Right to Make Original Movies?

Maggie Gyllenhaal's feminist Frankenstein reimagining was thoroughly rejected by audiences, and the reasons behind that rejection raise deeply uncomfortable questions about the entire creative ecosystem of Hollywood. Is the era of original movies surviving in theaters really over?

3/10/2026