A disastrous weekend at the US box office highlights a year that’s boasted a string of catastrophic flops without a defined audienceRemember when we were all panicking approximately the future of cinema? It might not contain led to a frenzied riot on Sunset Boulevard, but there was industry-wide concern that the proliferation of streaming services would slowly kill the multiplex experience. The weak returns from 2014’s crop of summer blockbusters added to this alarm. Someone had to pull Hollywood back from the brink of catastrophe. Related: Fantastic Four flop: the biggest superhero catastrophe since Catwoman Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com