Why does the film press talk so much about box office income?
I am not a film maker in any way. So then why do so many news sites tell me about how much money the film has taken in during its first weekend, week, etc...?
As a film fan / viewer, why should I care?
Any sort of historical explanation would be very appreciated.
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Because people think mo money = mo good.. its core ideology of capitalism.
If these movies did not make money, they would not get made. Maybe other types of movies would get made, and maybe they'd be better, but the big budget movies that do get made are to make money.
And that is not a valid reason to make art. That's not how we should determine success.