Elizabeth Olsen: Big Budget Films Crucial for Smaller Cinema
Celebs – Elizabeth Olsen: Big Budget Films Crucial for Smaller Cinema.
Interesting comments not long after the release of “His Three Daughters”. Well, it wasn’t made for streaming. Netflix was just the one who ended up buying the distribution rights to it. It did get two weeks in theaters, so kind of a win-win.
MCU and Scarlet Witch actor Elizabeth Olsen says that “Marvel films help keep theaters able to pay the rent,” which allows for more small films to make their way to the big screen.
“I think streaming is sometimes the only option for small films to be seen; I just don’t have an interest in making something with the intention of knowing it’s for streaming.”.
She kind of cooked; never thought about it this way. If the big blockbuster superhero-type movies die, what helps carry the revenue for your local movie theaters? She’s absolutely right. If it weren’t for big blockbuster movies, there would be no theaters open to play the smaller independent movies. Superhero films have been around as long as theater’s. They would be fine.
However, theaters have been around long before superhero movies came into play; it’s just the market trend for moviegoers. Some good ones, but lately it feels like it’s lacking now. Something will take its place. Before superhero films, it was war films and others that had come before. This one has just been the “trend” for a very long time (I’m not mad at it).
Elizabeth Olsen: Big Budget Films Crucial for Smaller Cinema
Facts. Not to say it’s just superhero movies, but if you don’t have movies that bring people into those seats, then it’s the end of an era for any big movie blockbuster or small niche films for the big screens. Marvel isn’t the only thing. If they took risks with big epic movies instead of IP fodder, they could produce more Barbenheimers.
Elizabeth Olsen makes a point. If there were not big superhero films coming out consistently, revenue would tank at theaters. They’re good for comic fans and local economies. Her breakout role was in some horror movie, and then she got Avengers 2 and then Godzilla, and the rest is history.
Olsen keeping it real: Marvel films bring in the box office dollars, but the magic lies in making room for indie gems. Blockbusters and small films can coexist; it’s about balance and passion for the craft. Elizabeth Olsen’s comments also reflect on how Marvel’s success has led to indie film festivals receiving more attention, as viewers seek unique content post-MCU.
It’s all a point of view; I could easily say that we don’t see many smaller-budgeted films in the theater because every studio wants a Marvel-type return, which then strong-arms the business into making everything with a budget of 250m. The thing is, after 2020, people aren’t just going to theaters in release week, like they used to. Theaters used to be packed on opening week for the big blockbusters; nowadays, it’s like 65%.
Are Blockbusters Essential for Smaller Film?
Elizabeth Olsen, of course, right, and this is true for studios as well. Tentpole projects give space for art to flourish. The trick, I suppose, for both the studios and the theaters, is to find the balance.
But just “Marvel films”??? NO! They are called BLOCKBUSTERS. Films like Oppenheimer, Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, The Dark Knight, Joker, Star Wars (any), Fast & Furious, and Deadpool. It’s not just Marvel films.
This is true for the recent decades. It would force studios to focus elsewhere for blockbusters. Before the MCU, blockbusters were more popular and consistent. That carried all films. Streaming did change the overall factor of the cinema experiences.
