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The LEGO movie was a surprisingly good for a movie based on a toy franchise. What other movies have exceeded their expectations? (jaysbrickblog.com)
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[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

George Lucas and the studio thought Star Wars (1977) would be a flop, but I can’t find a good source for what audiences at the time expected. I think audiences doubted that Iron Man (2008) and the following series would be successful with RDJ starring. Some of the movies based on SNL sketches probably exceeded audience’s expectations due to the choice of source material and failures of other films inspired by the same show.