Snapshot · Pivot
Even after dumping 'Artificial,' Amazon committed $15 million to market and release the film theatrically through Neon, receiving no licensing fee in return.
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Kara and Matt preview two films. The Odyssey's first-day Fandango sales are running 10x ahead of Oppenheimer's [1] — Kara Swisher "The Odyssey: first-day ticket sales 10x Oppenheimer: Fandango reported that first-day ticket sales for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey were…" 53:00 , AMC's app crashed under ticket demand, and the online backlash orchestrated by Elon Musk is dismissed as right-wing noise that won't affect the film. Then the conversation broadens to the genuine story of the summer: low-budget Gen Z films Obsession and Backrooms each hitting $300–400 million [2] — Matt Belloni "Obsession cost less than $1M to make: The Gen Z phenomenon film 'Obsession' cost less than $1 million to produce yet reached $300–$400 mill…" 59:30 , films that cost almost nothing but had deep pre-existing IP fanbases online. Matt notes what Kara observed during the pandemic — that young people don't go to movies — has been thoroughly disproven. Gen Z likes theaters. The lesson is that Hollywood's challenge is not distribution or format; it's making content that speaks to each audience, whether that's 60-something Nolan fans or Gen Z horror-romance fans.
The Odyssey is tracking 10x Oppenheimer's first-day ticket sales. Meanwhile, Obsession cost under $1 million and hit $300–400 million. Both films prove that when Hollywood makes things people actually want to see, the audience shows up — in theaters, in person.
Fandango reported that first-day ticket sales for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey were 10 times higher than those for his previous film, Oppenheimer.
Amazon greenlit a Luca Guadagnino film about Sam Altman's firing, then dropped it the moment they signed a $50 billion OpenAI deal. The damage isn't just to one movie — it's a signal to every Hollywood agent and filmmaker that Amazon's AI business will always come first.
The Gen Z phenomenon film 'Obsession' cost less than $1 million to produce yet reached $300–$400 million at the box office, proving low-budget IP-driven films can be blockbusters.
Young people are not only going to theaters for Obsession and Backrooms — they're leaving their phones behind too. Kara Swisher sees her own kids going to church, going out more, and wanting real experiences. The 2025 social media exodus may already be underway.
Bhanu grew SiteGPT to $13,000 monthly recurring revenue entirely through organic channels, spending nothing on paid marketing.
More than 1 million people have visited SiteGPT's website since launch in March 2023, all through organic channels.
Approximately 90% of SiteGPT's Google search traffic comes from the free tools Bhanu built, not the main product pages.
Bhanu sold his first SaaS product, Feather, for $250,000 so he could focus fully on the faster-growing SiteGPT.
SiteGPT has generated approximately $500,000 in total revenue since its launch in March 2023.
The average customer lifetime value for SiteGPT is approximately $1,700 to $1,800, which Bhanu considers unusually high.
SiteGPT receives around 50,000 visitors per month, of which about 200 convert to leads and 60 start free trials.
SiteGPT hit $10,000 MRR within its very first month of launch, driven largely by early traction in the AI chatbot space.
Despite strong download numbers, PropGPT could not push past $1,000–$2,000 MRR due to poor product retention.
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