{
  "id": 494097,
  "title": "Do Movie Sequels Really Make More Money? 25 Years of Box Office Data Reveals Mixed Results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/do-movie-sequels-really-make-more-money-25-years-of-box-office-data",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/do-movie-sequels-actually-make-more-money-1235207177/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Over 530 sequels released since 2000 have brought in $74.3 billion at the domestic box office, but it doesn't mean Hollywood should depend on them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}