What if Emoji Movie became the highest grossing animated movie?

[5YearsOnEastCoast]

I'm pretty sure you all know the story about Emoji Movie. It was heavily panned when it was announced back in 2015 and was even more hated when it was released in summer 2017. It is a worst reviewed mainstream animated movie and won 4 Razzies, something no other animated movie was able to do. But despite the almost universal hatred, it grossed a little more than 200 million dollars in theaters on 50 million dollar budget, it was a modest success, but not enough to get a sequel. I got myself thinking, what if not only just earned enough money for a sequel, but become a highest grossing animated movie in history of animation. Like grossing almost 2 billion dollars in box office. This is a very scary thought but now granted that (thankfully) didn't happen, but what if it did got that title of highest grossing animated movie in history of animation. Will movie line up from animated studios look different than it is now? Will quality go down?

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

I'd be horrified if it had that honour.

 

[5YearsOnEastCoast]

I'd be horrified if it had that honour.

I would be horrified too.

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[Radiant97]

Then this would be more than just a sick joke.

 

[KeldeoKitty]

Popularity does NOT equal quality.

 

[5YearsOnEastCoast]

Then this would be more than just a sick joke.
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Well that will never happen. Right?







....I mean Right???

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[Theolivepit]

Then we are doomed


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[Dr.Pepper]

I will loose all faith in humanity.

 

[RainbowCupcake]

I would laugh out loud before throwing up everything inside of me.

 

[ShadowBlinky]

Game over, man.

 

[Spacething7474]

The movie is one of my many guilty pleasures, so it becoming the highest-grossing I woudn't mind.

Plus, that would be hilarious.

 

[Terror of Death]

There would be several sequels and the lower tier animation studios would definitely make copycat films. But for the bigger companies like Pixar, Disney & Dreamworks I doubt they would do anything different creatively wise. Maybe reduce the budget of certain films but that's about it.

 

[Ghoster1987]

probably give up on American feature animation for 3 years. Because that movie was so terrible i would've almost gave up on that medium. But i know better

 

[Action!]

I would be very surprised as that movie is terrible.

 

[Zanneck]

GAME OVER

DESPAIR, for Western Animation is DEAD

THE END

...That's pretty much the basic grasp of it. Thank God that isn't the case and Western Animation continues to get better, IMHO - well, maybe not in film's sense at the moment.

 

[Fone Bone]

I don't think much would change. The publishing industry didn't collapse when Fifty Shades Of Grey became the best-selling book. Although maybe it should have.