Audiences have been begging for fewer uninspired movie sequels, and they are going to get it in 2018

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January 10, 2018 8:46 PM

Though there will be less sequels in 2018, one analyst isn't convinced that will lead to a lot of box office.

There will be fewer movie sequels coming out in theaters in 2018, something audiences have been asking for.
But one analyst says it will end up being a flat year at the box office.

If there was one thing Hollywood took from 2017, which had the worst movie attendance in 25 years, it's that audiences were through with the constant sequels. So 2018 will have fewer.

But will it lead to better box-office results?

Along with low attendance, last year saw the movie business suffer a drop in domestic box office, as the year-end figure just got past $11 billion (almost 3% lower than 2016). Much of the blame goes to uninspired sequels that no one went to see. This will, at least in part, lead to studios releasing a higher number of untested titles in 2018. But it might not be the remedy movie theaters are hoping for.

Wall Street is forecasting a flat year at the box office for 2018.

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