franchise fatigue
franchise fatigue noun: perceived overabundance of especially latest lesser quality entries of a media franchise.
Noun
franchise fatigue
- perceived overabundance of especially latest lesser quality entries of a media franchise
- Making the character relevant again was a mission whose first step was addressing the audience's doubts about how the story would avoid franchise fatigue.2004, Dade Hayes, Jonathan Bing, Open Wide: How Hollywood Box Office Became a National Obsession, →ISBN, page 183
- Since 2010, most of the top performing domestic releases have been based on established IP, but box office experts warn audiences are getting franchise fatigue, and some high-profile sequels have fallen flat.2026 June 6, Julia Boorstin, “How Backrooms producer Peter Chernin thinks Hollywood needs to change”, in CNBC
Questions about franchise fatigue
- What does franchise fatigue mean?
- Franchise fatigue means perceived overabundance of especially latest lesser quality entries of a media franchise.
- What part of speech is franchise fatigue?
- Franchise fatigue is a noun.
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