stackyFACTSYou aren't crazy; big-budget funny movies really did vanish. Studios realized that clever, dialogue-heavy comedies do not translate well to international box offices, choosing instead to pump out safe, visually-driven superhero spectacles that can easily bypass cultural and language barriers.
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