Feeling down and need a little escape? The movies offer a great way for people to get out of the house at least for a couple of hours and take things off their minds, especially in this bad economy. Not only does the economy affect the number of people going to the movies, but the movie types being made. Based on the numbers in the box office, studies have shown that the most successful movies are comedies and action films. The top three grossing movies in 2009 were, “Mall Cop”, “He’s Just Not That Into You”, and “Bride Wars” for comedies. For action films the top two movies were “Hotel for Dogs” and “Taken”, so far when the study was done. “Mall Cop” made an estimated $121.4 in sales in mid-January (article below). On the other hand you can see examples of movies that didn’t do well, with some connection to the recession, like “Confessions of a Shopaholic” which surprisingly only made $15.07 million although it was a widely successful selling book series. Experts think this is because the film didn’t connect much with viewers. Another movie example is “Friday the 13th” remake that did well in the theaters, because thinking about how scary the Jason movie is doesn’t make you think about mortgage or other problems in your life. In another case, sometimes the most successful movies are the stupid movies. The dumber the better experts say, they will actually make a lot of money (article below). Don’t be surprised if you see more comedies and action films during this recession.
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