How The Oz Franchise Became A Global Phenomenon And How The Oz Franchise Changed People's Lives

by Dr. Harrison Sachs

Overview

This essay sheds light on how the Oz franchise became a global phenomenon, explicates how the Oz franchise changed people's lives, demystifies the future outlook of the Oz franchise, and expounds upon how to earn revenue as a producer of content about Oz video games. The Oz franchise became a global phenomenon during its genesis in the 1900s. The Oz franchise became a global phenomenon for a multitude of reasons. The first Oz book that was released in Oz franchise, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", was released on May 17th of 1900 and was immensely popular among fans of fantasy genre. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a novel that is the first book in an extensive book series of Oz books. The popularity of the Oz franchise further amplified in the subsequently years after "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book was release in the market on May 17th of 1900. "In January 1901, the George M. Hill Company completed printing the first edition of the 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' book, a total of 10,000 copies, which quickly sold out". "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book which "was often reprinted under the title 'The Wizard of Oz' ", would eventually amass an enormous sales volume of over 3,000,000 copies by the time 1956 elapsed. As of December of 2023, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book is deemed to be the highest-selling Oz book. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book is a beloved fantasy genre novel among fervent readers. The financial success of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book culminated in a musical extravaganza based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book being produced in 1902 which was called "The Wizard of Oz". "The show premiered at the Chicago Grand Opera House on June 16th of 1902 and then went on tour throughout the upper Midwest before moving to the Majestic Theatre on Broadway" in New York City "on January 21st of 1903, where it ran for 293 performances through October 3rd of 1903". In March of 1904, "The Wizard of Oz" musical extravaganza was "billed as 'Edition De Luxe' that included many new musical numbers". "The Wizard of Oz" musical extravaganza would continue to be performed for years on end from 1902-1909 even though the venue of the show was not always performed at "the Majestic Theatre on Broadway" in New York City nor at "the Chicago Grand Opera House" for the entirety of the tenure of the show. The financial success of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book also culminated in a movie adaption of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" being produced. The movie adaption of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book was called "The Wizard of Oz" which was released in movie theaters on August 10th of 1939. "The Wizard of Oz" movie had grossed over $29,700,000 in revenue worldwide and had a multitude of limited theatrical releases post the 1930s elapsing. The financial success of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book would also result in thirteen additional Oz books being produced that "served as official sequels to the first story" in the Oz book series. Amid the 1920s, the Oz book series would further significantly expand with the additional of more books in the Oz series which rendered it a book series that was no longer limited to solely being comprised of the fourteen original Oz books. The Oz book series continued to significantly expand post the 1920s elapsing with the additional of more books in the Oz series. As of December of 2023, it is estimated that the Oz book series is comprised of 40 books. As of December of 2023, there are however over 50 books that are subsumed under the Oz franchise "even though some books feature an alternate version of Oz" as their setting. The Oz franchise became a global phenomenon due to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book having the marketing prowess and distribution prowess of a major book publisher. "The George M. Hill Company" was the book publisher of the "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book which was released in the market on May 17th of 1900. Even though "the George M. Hill Company" became defunct in 1902, the Oz franchise was able to continue to rapidly expand in the 20th century post "the George M. Hill Company" becoming defunct. The Oz franchise managed to significantly expand in the 21st Century in spite of it being over hundred by the time the year 2000 elapsed. The Oz franchise is comprised of an exorbitant amount of video games, movies, books, soundtracks, and television series episodes. The Oz franchise became a global phenomenon also because it has been able to appeal to the interests of fans of the fantasy genre. The fictitious Oz universe is replete with interesting characters, compelling stories, and incredible settings. The fictitious Oz universe is a testament to the extraordinary creativity of the human mind. The fictitious Oz universe is a fantasy universe that people want to explore in great depth and learn about in great depth. The fictitious Oz universe is enshrouded in mystery and is a far cry from the real-world universe that people reside in.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855677973
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/06/2023
Pages:	34
Sales rank:	911,018
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.07(d)