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As the industry sacrifices storytelling integrity for political correctness, audiences are turning away en masse. The collapse of box office giants and the stagnation of legendary franchises illustrate this failure. Investors are retreating, recognizing that woke content no longer generates reliable returns.
The Future: A Shift Toward Global and Non-Woke Content
With the decline of toxic woke narratives, Hollywood is pivoting toward PG-rated family films, many of which are importing properties from Asia—such as K-pop-inspired stories or cultural themes aimed at international markets like China. Zootopia 2, for example, crossed $1 billion globally faster than any other PG-rated film in history, but that success is heavily driven by the Chinese market.