Ticket Sales Drop?

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-fi-summer-box-office-20140902-story.html

This article is about how U.S. ticket sales have dropped 15% in the movie industry since last summer. It shocked the industry because films such as X-Men: Days of Future Past, Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Amazing Spiderman 2, etc weren't enough to affect these percentiles in a positive way. Furthermore, for the first time since 2001 no film crossed the 300-million mark. What could have possibly gone wrong with these films? If you pay attention, all these films have one thing in common. They're all sequels to films that had already come out in the past. In fact, Studios bet on big-budget sequels instead of actually taking the risk on making new films and coming up with new ideas. Apparently, the amount of Animated films had also dropped and that might have played an important role in ticket sale drop. Two animated films were real eased this summer, compared to six that were out last summer. These types of films typically draw a big audience during summers. Another blame for the cause was believed to be people who wait for films to come out on the television or streaming sites such as Netflix. I can understand why something like that can be the cause of less people driving to a movie theatre. This Article immediately caught my eye because I too was questioning the situation about how ticket sales dropped with so many films that came out this summer. I immediately thought of all these sequels, which belonged to franchises full of fanatics. After reading the entire article it all made clear sense to me, especially the point they make on studios betting on big-budget sequels instead of new films. As a consumer I am extremely worried because it makes me feel that movies from this point on will be sequels or continue from former franchises. For example, theres a new Fast and the Furious 7 and Jurassic World coming out soon. Also ticket sale drop means a possible effect on ticket prices for movies. Whether it's an increase or decrease, it will affect me as a consumer. As a filmmaker, it shows me that sequels aren't always the best way to approach a career in the movie industry. It's about trying out new ideas and having a creative mind to create original screenplays. As a student I learn from these mistakes that professionals make, so that i better myself in creating stories and understanding originality. This article made me question what the future has in store for us with films. Will ticket sale drops continue to happen in the future? Are the sequels really the problem here, or can it possibly have an increase in the future?