I'm not an expert in this by any means, but part of me wonders if it's partially because demographics that have grown up with video games have started to reach

I'm not an expert in this by any means, but part of me wonders if it's partially because demographics that have grown up with video games have started to reach a majority point. I could guess in a blunt way that Gen X'ers, Millenials, and Zoomers have all been exposed to video games in their childhoods. They've all had some exposure to Sonic the Hedgehog, for instance, so it might seem like a more safe bet for a movie producer.