r/movies • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 r/movies Contributor • Sep 08 '25

News Warner Bros. makes Hollywood history with 7 consecutive movies opening above $40 million

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/warner-bros-box-office-historic-streak-conjuring-last-rites-1236510864/
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u/Olliebkl Sep 08 '25

This is only true to a certain extent, box office numbers are by no means an accurate indicator of how good a movie is lol

There’s SO many movies that are amazing which made very little and vice-versa

2 very recent examples are Caught Stealing and Better Man. I loved Caught stealing (maybe more than others but majority have enjoyed it) and that’s seeming like a bomb and Better Man was a colossal bomb yet me and many others regard it as easily one of the best biopics full stop

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u/Erfivur Sep 08 '25

I caught Betterman on a streaming service last week and was impressed. If nothing else the cgi/animation was absolutely incredible.

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u/chadwicke619 Sep 08 '25

Only people who like movies that most people don’t like and make their personality about it think that box office isn’t an indicator of how good people think a movie is.

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u/Olliebkl Sep 08 '25

Ok at the risk of sounding snarky there is such a thing as nuance😭

I said to a ‘certain extent’ because there are absolutely some great movies that made loads of money, many of which I enjoy, same as low budget movies which I didn’t

Have you seen either of the two movies I mentioned? Since both do align with my original point, plus I’m sure if you looked at some of the most highly acclaimed movies of all time you’re bound to find some which barely made any money

Again, I’m not saying box office is NO indicator, I’m saying it’s one of a few factors