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franchise fatigue en · NOUN
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perceived overabundance of especially latest lesser quality entries of a media franchise
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: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: