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# MediaPost: low-budget creator films are outperforming big-studio tentpoles
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/mediapost-low-budget-creator-films-are-outperforming-big-studio-tentpoles/
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:39:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T18:39:12.000Z
- Description: MediaPost’s Wayne Friedman reports that LightShed’s Richard Greenfield expects AI to eventually produce a hit show or film, but cites creator-driven movies like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” already beating $100 million-plus franchise films on tiny budgets.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, AI, Wayne Friedman, MediaPost: AI rewrites creator economy, Hollywood risk

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