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The nature of the business has changed. International markets are much more important to the studios now than they used to be, and there's less emphasis on domestic revenue above all else.

It was a hit, just not as big a hit as the producers wanted or needed it to be for the franchise they planned to make out of it.

Yes, but even if it had been a huge hit, I don't think Burton himself ever intended to direct any sequels. He was going to hand it off to others. His experience with Batman put him off franchise-building. He was happy to take the money and get the ball rolling, then walk away.

I feel like Burton shot himself in the foot with the ending, which closed the movie with a giant "WTF?" that I doubt he ever had an explanation worked out for. More accurately, he shot his producers in the foot with it. Frankly, I don't think Burton ever planned to make sequels himself. This...

I saw this in the theater but the only thing I remember about it is enjoying the details of Wahlberg having to flips lots of old-school switches and turn lots of dials in his retro space capsule. That's about the only thing that stuck with me. I didn't dislike the movie, but I came out knowing...