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Why Did Hollywood Stop Making Comedies? A Statistical Analysis
Tuesday August 19, 2025. 03:01 AM , from Slashdot
Hollywood comedy production has declined 27% since 1990 despite audience demand ranking the genre second among those viewers 'want to see more of,' according to Letterboxd genre data and a 68,000-consumer survey. Comedy films average $26.5 million production budgets and double their investment returns at 102%, yet represent just 9.3% of sequel releases compared to action's 27.6%.
The shift reflects studios prioritizing internationally marketable franchises over domestically-focused comedies, which earn most revenue from US and Canadian audiences. Films like 1984's Beverly Hills Cop ($977 million inflation-adjusted) and Ghostbusters ($882 million) remain unmatched by contemporary releases -- with half of Letterboxd's most popular 2020s 'comedies' being either non-comedic films like Saltburn or IP-driven movies like Barbie. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/2333256/why-did-hollywood-stop-making-comedies-a-s...
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