Trend Setters in Hollywood

Trend Setters in Hollywood Movies have been a great source of entertainment in our lives. All of us watch movies, but hardly anyone is interested on the business the movie has done or whether the movie is classic or not. Everyone wants entertainment. Hollywood has changed over the years in terms of the quality or the usage of technology. There are some franchises, movies, and actors that have changed the horizon of Hollywood. These movies have been of different genres or franchises. Star Wars changed the face of Hollywood and Science-Fiction genre and took them to new heights. Before Star Wars the special effects weren’t used in movies, but after the release of the movie everything changed. Many directors started relying heavily on special effects (Jamilla, 2000). Nowadays, most of the movies are released with a heavy dose of special effects. This was the most successful franchise ever made also this was the fastest franchise cross the business of $ 1 Billion Dollars at the domestic box office and a worldwide total of over $4.45 billion dollars (Box Office Mojo, n.p.). Star Wars is the 3rd highest franchise till date after Harry Potter and James Bond. Most of the franchises are based on novels and comic books, but Star Wars was a completely original idea. This was the first time when a franchise crossed the billion dollar mark both domestically as well as in the overseas market. Secondly, Toy Story had bought a new revelation in the animation genre. Toy story had given animation a new dimension. This was the first fully computer animation feature film to be made as each frame to 4-13 hours to complete (Imdb.com, n.p.) . Disney had made many classic animation feature films, but Pixar hear became ahead of them as they added life to the characters (Porter & Susman, 2000). This was the first animation with sequels. In 1999 and 2010 Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 were released. Both the movies were extremely successful, both commercially and critically. Toy

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