Another way to argue those same numbers would be to note Fifty Shades Freed, while the lowest money maker in the franchise, still helped Fifty Shades to become a billion dollar franchise and in fact was a success because it made $371 million on a $55 million budget.
An example I like to give is the box office totals when Fifty Shades Freed came out.
Even when box office is fully operational, there’s not always a distinct “truth” with box office.
This is a clear example of how the same story can skew negative or positive, depending on how you personally see things.