The next “Mad Max” film will have to break a franchise trend set by the Road Warrior if it wants to succeed

Although the Crazy Max Movies got a little derailed Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaUnderperformance at the box office, The road warrior could be the key to the future of the franchise. The Crazy Max It’s always been difficult to follow the franchise’s schedule, but the latest installment in the series hasn’t made things any easier. Accordingly Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the prequel takes place 45 years after the apocalypse. However, in 1979 Crazy Max takes place off-screen before the end of the world, making it difficult to figure out why Max isn’t already in his late 60s Fury Road.

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Naturally, Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaThe poor box office performance can hardly be attributed to these kinds of small canonical conspiracy holes. Spectators come to Crazy Max Films with fast-paced action, director George Miller’s uniquely dark vision of the future and memorably bizarre characters like the Bullet Farmer and Sprog. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga There’s no denying that there were plenty of outlandish heroes and villains, impressive action sequences and nightmarish visions of a bleak future, but the prequel’s failure isn’t all that surprising given one problem. Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagabudget and Crazy MaxThe prices couldn’t be more different.

Since “The Road Warrior,” every “Mad Max” film has cost more than the last

The Road Warrior began the gradual budget increase of the Mad Max franchise

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga cost a staggering $168 millionwhich meant a significant jump upwards Fury RoadIt’s $150 million. This, in turn, was a huge increase over the 1985 budget Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdomewhich only cost $10 million. To be fair, while inflation does play a role, this budget would still only be around $29 million in 2024, according to the US Citizen US Bureau of Labor Statistics‘ Inflation calculator. If the quintupling is in between Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome And Fury Road seems high, that’s worth mentioning “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome”The budget exceeded its predecessor by far.

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome cost five times as much as in the 1980s The road warriorwhich was made for a mere $2 million. Amazingly, this represented a tenfold increase in the budget of the original cult classic, which was made in 1979 for just $200,000. Crazy Max was the most profitable film of all time for years The Blair Witch Project dethroned the Australian indie film, which explains how The road warrior could get away with such an astronomical budget increase. But just because the series can get bigger and bigger doesn’t necessarily mean it should.

A new Mad Max film can’t be more expensive than Furiosa after the prequel flopped

The high budget of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” did not have a positive impact on the box office of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”

Whenever next time Crazy Max When the film arrives, it must cost less than Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. The big budget of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga contributed to its poor performance as the franchise didn’t offer viewers as big of a gap between releases as Fury Road And Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Fury Road had a similarly large budget, but by the time the delayed sequel was released, the series had not been seen in theaters for thirty years. In contrast, there were only nine years between them Fury Road‘s 2015 release and Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaArriving in May 2024.

If Mad Max 5: The Wasteland If it ever happens, the sequel should stop the franchise’s trend of ever-increasing budgets. The Crazy Max The series doesn’t have to get bigger with every new film And if anything, it might be beneficial for the series to revisit its dark origins. Part of what was made Crazy Max Its stripped-back intensity seemed so fresh, vital and brutal in 1979, and a big budget would have smoothed out the film’s memorable rough edges. The road warrior was already much more commercial than its predecessor, while a new one Crazy Max A film with a smaller budget could be riskier and edgier.

Mad Max’s return to its low-budget roots could be beneficial after Furiosa

The Mad Max series doesn’t have to be that expensive

Spectators come to Crazy Max Series expect action, and spectacular set pieces admittedly don’t come cheap. However, after excursions like The road warrior And Fury Roadit’s easy to forget how little action and how much tension there is Crazy Max Is. 1979s Crazy Max is much darker than viewers remember, and lacks much of the campiness that characterized its sequels.

This is a good thing, as it means Future Crazy Max Sequels and prequels could adopt the down-to-earth style of the original film. After the blockbuster spectacle of Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaThe next installments in the franchise could be smaller, simpler and less complicated. This approach would not only remind viewers of the charm of the original film, but also give the franchise a chance at financial success. The box office is struggling Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga proves that Crazy Max Films need to be undone The road warriorIt’s a big change and you should think small again.

Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Release date

May 24, 2024

Duration

148 minutes

director

George Miller

writer

George Miller, Nick Lathouris

budget

168 million

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