I mean, it’s entirely unsurprising to me that established IPs pull more at the box office than new ones — that’s the whole reason they keep churning them out! L

I mean, it’s entirely unsurprising to me that established IPs pull more at the box office than new ones — that’s the whole reason they keep churning them out! Look at the top box office grosses [1]: the list is absolutely dominated by giant franchises, sequels and remakes. Anyway, I’m much more interested in talking about what I thought you were originally: the qualitative “creative spark” that makes (or made) Pixar movies so special. [1] https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross/?area=XWW https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross/?area...