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This chaos has precipitated a stark reality: big-budget Hollywood's traditional model is crumbling. The audience's appetite appears diminished, evidenced by the failure of films that are supposed to carry cinematic weight—demanding multi-hundred-million-dollar investments—yet barely sniff a billion dollars globally. The comparison is grim: even Fantastic Four missed crossing the half-billion mark, starkly contrasting with Hollywood’s past successes.