Lionsgate really wants to believe that there’s “tremendous fandom” left for the “Divergent” franchise, but any look at the cold hard facts reveals that’s some delusional thinking. The audience has been thinning considerably for each successive picture, culminating in this spring’s bomb, “Allegiant,” which did so badly, the studio is now pivoting toward finishing the planned followup “Ascendant” on TV, and then launching a new television series.

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It’s been true for a long time, but it seems that 2016 offers more proof than ever that major studios are reluctant to make a film that’s not based on existing intellectual property. Everybody in Hollywood envies Disney, which doesn’t just have the animated films that are its traditional bread and butter, but also Marvel, Pixar, “Pirates Of The Caribbean” and “Star Wars,” as well as an ever-expanding series of live-action remakes of its classic properties.

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Lionsgate were full of surprises and confessions in their call with analysts this week. First, the studio revealed they want to make at least a dozen “Power Rangers” movies, and now they’ve fessed up that this spring’s rather poorly received “Allegiant” didn’t get the care you might expect the third movie in a YA franchise might receive.

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“Maybe we rushed the third movie a bit instead of taking our time with it.

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Box Office: 'Zootopia' Beats Underperforming 'Allegiant' To Take Top Spot For Third Straight Week

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Watch: Final Trailer For 'The Divergent Series: Allegiant' Tears Down The Walls

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Watch: Go Beyond The Wall In New Trailer For 'The Divergent Series: Allegiant' Starring Shailene Woodley

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Watch: The 'Divergent' Saga Continues With The First Trailer For 'Allegiant'

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