I am not a film maker in any way. So then why do so many news sites tell me about how much money the film has taken in during its first weekend, week, etc…?
As a film fan / viewer, why should I care?
Any sort of historical explanation would be very appreciated.
I think it’s more the people in the industry that use it as a metric.
How many people do you know that know what random movies generate at the box office? Most people tend to describe it as “I liked it” or “I didn’t like it”.
It’s like other forms of art- most people don’t know what a Monet goes for at auction, they only know if they like Monet’s pieces (if they even know that much.)