Where are all the Sports Movies?

Remember movies like Little Big League, Any Given Sunday, Mighty Ducks, Major League, and Sandlot? From the 1990s to the early 2000s, the film industry released about four sports movies like these every year. But in recent years, we’re lucky to see two such films in theaters. What happened? Why have sports movies all but disappeared from the big screen? Join us as we discuss several contributing factors.

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How is the success of films and TV shows measured? IMDBPro. https://pro.imdb.com/content/article/entertainment-industry-resources/featured-articles/how-is-the-success-of-films-and-tv-shows-measured/GLFTC8ZLBBUSNTM3

Smith, Chris. Whatever happened to the sports movie? Sports Business Journal. (2024 June 6). https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/06/24/whatever-happened-to-the-sports-movie/#:~:text=Adjusting%20for%20inflation%2C%20no%20sports,in%20the%20prior%2014%20years 

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