Script potential of The Covenant is 14-18MM in the domestic market. (Actual: 17MM)
Script of The Covenant will appeal to 0.41-0.50% of the population
96% events in The Covenant are borrowed from 2 mythological tales
Script of The Covenant will appeal to 0.41-0.50% of the population
Any story is the quest to fulfil a human desire. We have identified universal quests for every human desire. These universal quests reveal the invisible plot structure of stories. An analysis of Blockbuster, Hit & Flop plots led to the discovery of Mythosis Code. The Code reveals the story principles shared by all Blockbusters. We use the Code to estimate and unlock a story’s Blockbuster potential.
All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. The Covenant has 2 universal quests of Honour & Expedition.
In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. The Covenant characters uniquely mirror ONE universal quest. Ahmad – Honour & John – Expedition.
Every Blockbuster character borrows least 35% of the universal quest. Ahmad’s character borrows 48% of the quest of Honour whereas John’s character borrows 26% of the quest of Expedition.
Blockbusters interweave different quests to create a tight plot structure. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story. Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. The quests in Covenant aren’t interwoven.
Blockbusters have a script score of at least 0.64 whereas The Covenant’s script score is 0.01. Based on the script score we estimate that the movie will appeal to 0.41-0.50% of the population.
Plot structure of The Covenant relies on only 2 universal quests unlike Blockbusters which use at least 3. Moreover, The Covenant doesn’t interweave the quests which makes the movie appear as two stories.
96% events in The Covenant are borrowed from 2 mythological tales.
At Mythosis, we have identified 32 mythological tales. Each mythological tale uniquely represents a human quest to fulfil a desire. These tales are the super set of thousands of tales across cultures.
We have codified the events of each mythological tale. Every tale has 5 major arcs. Each arc has a sequence of events. These events culminate into a major event. Here is the mapping of each character’s quest to the major events in their respective mythological tale.
Quest 1: Ahmad mirrors 48% of Hanuman’s quest for Honour (above threshold of 35%)
Ahmad’s desire for Honour stems from his need for loyalty towards clan or order. The tale of Hanuman from Hindu mythology is the universal quest for Honour.
Quest 2: John mirrors 26% of Jason’ quest for Expedition (below threshold of 35%)
John’s desire for Expedition stems from his need to find an elusive object. The tale of Jason from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Expedition.
Tags:2023, Box office, Character development, Expedition, Guy Ritchie, Hanuman, Honour, Jason, Movie Review, Mythology, Script, Story plot, STX Films
