A Haunting in Venice
EST V ACT domestic box office revenue
$42 – 52MM V $42MM
Mythosis universal quests used
3
Audience appeal
1.19 – 1.45%
Script Score
0.04
A Haunting in Venice released in 2023 directed by Kenneth Branagh is loosely based on Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party. The story follows a group of invitees who find themselves entangled in a series of eerie and inexplicable events during their stay at a centuries-old mansion.
1. The invisible plot structure of A Haunting in Venice
1A. The script of A Haunting in Venice borrows 91% of its events from 3 mythological tales
Poirot’s quest is driven by the desire for finding an elusive person/object. The quest borrows events from the tale of Jason in Greek mythology. Jason’s desire to covet with The Golden Fleece is shared by Poirot trying to find the murderer.
Rowena’s quest is driven by the desire to dominate others. The quest borrows events from the tale of Circe in Greek mythology. Both Circe and Rowena create a façade of godliness and treachery to seize control.
Ariadne has an underdeveloped quest driven by the desire of selfishness.
NOTE: Detailed mirroring of each character’s primary quest to their respective mythological tales is in section “3A. Quests of characters and their mythological counterparts”
Mythosis plot structure
# 607
Tales interweaved
Circe & Jason
I. How does interweaving mythological tales lead to infinite story plots?
II. Can the pursuit of a Desire have more than one quest?
2. The potential of A Haunting in Venice’s plot structure: $42-52MM
The interweaving of 32 mythological tales can generate a billion unique stories. By using these 32 tales, we can extract the plot structure of any story across various genres. Our study of blockbuster, hit, and flop plot structures led to the discovery of the Mythosis Code, a set of principles for creating compelling stories. The plot structure of a story is analyzed to see how well it adheres to these storytelling principles.
2A. Plot structure evaluation of A Haunting in Venice
- All Blockbusters have at least 3 universal quests. A Haunting in Venice has 2 universal quests of Expedition and Power. The quest of Accumulation is scarcely used.
- In Blockbusters, each universal quest is mirrored by ONLY ONE character. Poirot mirrors the universal quest of Expedition & Rowena mirrors that of Power.
- Every Blockbuster character borrows at least 35% of the universal quest. Poirot borrows 33% events from the quest for Expedition. Rowena borrows 21% events from the quest for Power.
- Blockbusters have a quest interweaving threshold of 0.5. Interweaving occurs when events of 2 quests occur simultaneously in the story. A Haunting in Venice’s quest interweaving score of 0.33 is below par.
An example of the interweaving the quests of Poirot & Rowena:
2B. Box office revenue estimation of A Haunting in Venice
The plot structure of A Haunting in Venice uses only 2 universal quests and both the quests borrow events below the threshold to create robust characters.
The Script Score measures a plot structure’s adherence to the four principles of Mythosis Code. We use the Script Score to estimate a movie’s audience appeal & revenues. Blockbuster plot structures have a score of at least 0.64 and appeal to 20% of the audiences.
Script Score
0.04
Audience appeal
1.19 – 1.45%
I. How is Mythosis Code used to estimate revenues?
II. Aren’t box-office revenues influenced by several factors beyond just the story plot?
3. The ideal plot structure of A Haunting in Venice
We have identified 32 mythological tales, the superset of all tales across cultures. The quests of these tales have also recurred over time periods. They represent human behaviours that are deeply embedded in our shared memories. Each tale is the richest expression of the pursuit of a human desire. The tales have a unique pattern of events spread over 5 major arcs.
Mapping a character’s quest to the relevant mythological tale reveals the gaps in their quest, if any. Plugging these gaps with the missing events deepens the character quest. The missing events also provide an opportunity for interweaving the various quests. These events strengthen the story and unlock its hidden potential.
3A.Quest of characters and their mythological counterparts
Quest 1: Poirot mirrors the universal quest for Expedition
Poirot’s desire for Expedition stems from his need to find an elusive person/object. The tale of Jason from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Expedition.
Quest 2: Rowena mirrors the universal quest for Power
Rowena’s desire for Power stems from her need to dominate others. The tale of Circe from Greek mythology is the universal quest for Power.
3B.Gaps in the current plot structure
The plot structure requires deepening of the two existing quests and building Ariadne’s quest for Accumulation.
3C.Unlocking the hidden potential
The plot of A Haunting in Venice is a subset of Mythosis Plot Structure # 607. It interweaves the tales of Circe & Jason.
Unlock the hidden potential with Mythosis plot structure # 607!
Tags: Mark Gordon Company, Prediction, TSG Entertainment, 2023, Kenneth Branagh, Circe, Expedition, Jason, 20th Century, Power