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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Still subjective as I've seen movies that do north of $100mil be considered failures by many. The new metric, considering worldwide box, seems to have settled at a billion. Of your list, off the top of my head, only two to three of those hit a billion.

A billion isn’t the settled metric. Not by a long shot. In order to be considered a success, a movie must make its production and expenses back, plus turn a profit for the company. During the pandemic, that was a long shot, since theaters were forcing reduced seating to promote distancing, reduced showtimes, etc.

Every single movie I listed met or wildly exceeded the expectations of the studio and/or the media. But let’s add a few more, just for giggles… Jurassic World Dominion, TopGun Maverick, minions: rise of Gru, and The Batman.

Also, today’s Hollywood definition of “Blockbuster” is any movie with a large production budget, more than one major movie star, and that often have a large box office draw.

Nothing says “makes over a billion worldwide”.