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    1. the-lazy-scribe on

      This post looks at the number of originals, sequels, remakes, prequels and tie-in movies released by four Disney studios: Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and Pixar every year since each studio was founded.

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      Made in R with ggplot2 and the wider Tidyverse and tidied in Adobe Illustrator. 

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      Data collected as of October 2024.

      Lists of movies from each studio were sourced from Wikipedia and categorized manually by the author. 

      Data sources:

      * Walt Disney Pictures [[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Walt_Disney_Pictures_films)]
      * Marvel Studios [[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_films)]
      * Lucasfilm [[3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lucasfilm_productions)]
      * Pixar [[4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pixar_films)]

      I also provide some more insight on these charts on my blog (2 min read):

      [https://lazyscribe.com/2025/01/31/disney-sequels/](https://lazyscribe.com/2025/01/31/disney-sequels/)

    2. reddit0924223 on

      Why is image 1 showing cumulative figures? The slope has decreased its acceleration, so the number of sequels is decreasing per year?

    3. crujiente69 on

      This is interesting although it also brings up what original should mean. For example, not sure if Pinocchio is considered original but the story was from 1883

      Edit: Nevermind, just seen the last image

    5. Medical-Chart-6609 on

      It would have been nice if the “Originals” were shown along with the non-originals in the first graph. At a casual glance, it might look like all that Disney is doing is sequels which the 2nd graph refutes.

      Nevertheless, it is a nice representation!

    6. Tiny-Sugar-8317 on

      Personally I don’t get the hate for sequels. Sure, they CAN be a low effort money grab, but IMO sequels are amazing. The reality is that a 2hr move just isn’t enough time to have meaningful character arcs, build immersive worlds or explore any interesting subjects. Most one off movies just seem incredibly rushed and simplistic to me; you’ve barely just met the characters before they’re thrown into the ring for the main event. Sequels (and preferably extended universes) allow for so much richer storytelling and world building. I almost don’t even feel like bothering with movies anymore because a 10hr series on streaming can provide so much more quality content.