15 Predictions For Next Summer's Biggest Movies
3. Baywatch Is One Of The Most Profitable R-Rated Movies Ever
The Prediction: Take a cheesy 1990s TV series, reboot it with an R-rating, throw in a ton of sexy actors like Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario and Zac Efron, cameos from David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson and what seems to be a thoroughly tongue-in-cheek treatment ala the Jump Street movies.
It'll draw in audiences old and new and, as a result, end up as one of the most successful R-rated movies ever made.
Why It Might Not Happen: The success of the Jump Street movies is basically lightning in a bottle for one, and scoring a record-breaking R-rated movie requires great timing and a lot of luck: The Passion of the Christ had the God crowd, Deadpool filled a very specific superhero niche, The Matrix Reloaded was a sequel to a highly acclaimed and popular movie, The Hangover films had a savagely unique premise, and Ted had, well, Ted.
Here we've got the fairly basic T&A pleasures, and there's always going to be those who simply can't bring themselves to go see a movie based on Baywatch because of how inherently cheesy they presume it will be.