Peter Jackson's latest big-budget popcorn movie has already made north of $90 million dollars. The third and final installment of Jackson's Hobbit franchise, The Battle of Five Armies, took home a reported $90.6 million at the domestic box office over its Wednesday-through-Sunday opening weekend. But in an interview with moviefone.com on Friday, Jackson lamented the current state of Hollywood. Specifically, Jackson spoke out against the industry's overwhelming focus on blockbuster franchises:

"I don't really like the Hollywood blockbuster bandwagon that exists right now. The industry and the advent of all the technology, has kind of lost its way. It's become very franchise driven and superhero driven. I've never read a comic book in my life so I'm immediately at a disadvantage and I have no interest in that. So now it's time for us to step back."

Jackson says that he's "absolutely happy to make smaller films" and that he's "not going to head off and do a Marvel film." Meanwhile, Five Armies is positioned to be the biggest, most profitable movie of the holiday season.

Film writer Mark Harris wrote a fascinating story last week about the franchise-fetishization that's currently plaguing Hollywood. Read it here.

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