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Philistines with bad taste overindex on box office numbers because whenever they try to discuss cinema on its own merits they get btfo. Box office sales are objective hard numbers so brainless NPCs feel like they're "winning" the argument without needing the intelligence to make coherent points. It's a bit like how dumb sports bros insist Jalen Hurts is a top 5 QB because he won a Super Bowl even as every analyst with any sense tells them he's more like a top 20 QB carried by a stacked roster.