Oneill5491

07 Oct 2014, 03:48

So HTTYD 2 has slumped down to the last spot on the IMDb top 250 list and will be leaving the top 250 list, likely forever, within the next day.

I know a lot of you don't care and don't put much value into that list, but just thought I would mention it.

I was really hoping for the possibility of having the entire trilogy on that list someday.

Whitefang

07 Oct 2014, 04:28

Oneill5491

07 Oct 2014, 03:48

So HTTYD 2 has slumped down to the last spotBesides, on the IMDb top 250 list and will be leaving the top 250 list, likely forever, within the next day.

I know a lot of you don't care and don't put much value into that list, but just thought I would mention it.

I was really hoping for the possibility of having the entire trilogy on that list someday.

Awww, at least it was on there for a little while!

DarthBacon

08 Oct 2014, 08:20

Same here! I don't care about the ratings! HTTYD will always be at 1 for me!

Cartoon Freak

08 Oct 2014, 11:09

I should probably bookmark this topic as a reference, to bring up in 2017 when HTTYD 3 is inevitably in the top 250 shortly after release.

The lesson to take from all this is one that has probably been shown many times throughout IMDB's lifetime: films tend to start off strong in ratings, and then drop off. This makes sense, since the people who see a movie when it comes out are people who are more likely to enjoy it, since they're mostly the target audience, or fans of the franchise, director, studio, actor, etc. This is especially true for sequels. As time goes on, more people who are less inclined to like the movie will see it, and they will also probably be further removed from the hype.

In other words, the fact that HTTYD 2 was in the top 250 shortly after release is not noteworthy, because it was riding on the hype and the existing fanbase. The fact that the original HTTYD is still in the top 250 is noteworthy, because it shows that the film has lasting appeal across a wide audience.