It doesn't help that American Audiences require their hand to be held all the way throughout most movies!
Any movie that requires an ounce of individual thought or imagination, is immediately deemed a flop whilst the rest of the world asks why?
Prequels, Sequels and Remakes are the flavour of the decade because originality in Hollywood comes with a price tag - that is financially and directorialy rewarding.
The only films that have come out that are 'new' ideas are ones with insane budgets and/or top name directors attached, very few movies have gone against this unless they're made outside the U.S., in which case they require thought thus dubbed flops i.e. District 9.
Akira, is an Anime classic and one of my all time favourites and does not deserve to be bastardised like The Ring, The Grudge, Bio Boosted Armour: Guyver and Dragonball Z were!!!
P.S. Ninja Scroll is F@#$ing Awesome!![]()