Romantic/Comedy dying out?

The romantic-comedy (romcom) genre is certainly not dying out. Any film that is cheap to make and can gross a profit will be studios first choice. These include horrors and romcoms.

Just look at the number of romcoms this year: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Sex and the City, What Happens in Vegas, Definitely Maybe, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, 27 Dresses, Made of Honor, Fool's Gold, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, etc. There will always be a place for romcoms because they're light, funny, warm-hearted... just what the majority of the public want to see.

Of course they're stereotypical... most mainstream movies are. It's rare for a romcom to actually have intelligence behind it, and those films are the ones that people would argue that doesn't fit the romcom genre, such as Knocked Up, Annie Hall, Juno, and Shakespear in Love. The writing and styles are fresh in these films... not predictable and formulaic.

And according to Box Office Mojo's top grossing Romantic Comedies... the top three romcoms have been movies since 2000. The top ten are films from 1990 and later.

The romantic comedy genre is here to stay and will never die out. So keep writing your story becasue there's always room for another romcom. Just try to make it fresh and unique.

Hope this helps.

no the romantic/comedy genre is not dying out, it's just is getting too common is like every week there is a new romantic comedy movie but you can find your way of make the story a little bit more interesting is all up to you. oh and i don't think you should give up.

I wouldnt say romantic/comedy genre is dying for as long as you have romantics (guys as well as girls) you will always have a captive audience. Everyone deep down love a little romance and a laugh along the way.

Keep writing!!!

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Spanglish with Adam Sandler. chuffed Gilmore has romance in it. Failure to launch with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matt McConaughey, A stroll to keep in mind w/ Mandy Moore is extra romantic then comedy.

It's dying out for the reason that was suggested. People give false portrayals of guys and even girls, which can be very funny, but at the same time it's not true, and damage things to a certain degree. The key is to make it realistic, but at the same time make it interesting.