{"id":12567,"date":"2020-04-13T10:52:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T17:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=12567"},"modified":"2020-04-15T14:43:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:43:27","slug":"tales-from-the-box-office-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-changed-comedies-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/tales-from-the-box-office-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Box Office: ‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’ Changed Comedies Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

45 years ago this April, the Monty Python comedy group released what would undoubtedly become their most culturally recognizable comedy ever: <\/span>Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/span><\/i>. Though it was technically their second film, <\/span>Holy Grail<\/span><\/i> was the first one to be a single, original story told at feature length, rather than a series of sketches like in their 1971 film <\/span>And Now for Something Completely Different<\/span><\/i>. And many would consider <\/span>Holy Grail<\/span><\/i> to be among their finest work (we certainly do<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Personally, I’m more of a <\/span>Life of Brian<\/span><\/i> kind of fan, but it’s easy to appreciate the ubiquity of <\/span>Holy Grail<\/span><\/i> as a pop culture landmark since 1975. And with the current box office of 2020 hitting an unexpected pause, we thought it would be fun to pivot our usual box office column toward analyzing the financial legacies of notable films from the past. The reception of classic films, blockbusters, and everything in between can teach us something unique and important about the box office trends of today, especially as we look at periods of film history where major upheaval in the studio system might actually mirror the broad changes of our modern moviegoing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crunching The Numbers<\/span><\/h2>\n