20th Century Fox was one of the original “Big Five” studios, competing at the box office alongside the likes of Disney, Warner Bros., and Paramount year after year. Every studio formed an identity of sorts over time, and Fox built up a legacy of bold bets that often paid off and resulted in some of cinema’s most enduring franchises. The likes of “Die Hard,” “Planet of the Apes,” “Alien,” “Ice Age,” “Predator,” “Home Alone,” and many more all came from under that roof — not to mention “X-Men,” which was truly the franchise that kicked off the superhero craze that is still going strong to this day.

Let us also not forget that it was Fox who gave James Cameron a boatload of cash to make “Avatar” happen, and it ended up becoming the highest-grossing movie in history. The studio is also behind gigantic hits like “Independence Day,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Life of Pi,” “The Revenant,” “The Greatest Showman,” “The Martian,” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” among many, many others. I am focusing a lot on more recent entries to illustrate a point that, in an age full of reboots, sequels, and IP-focused movies, Fox was still making interesting, unique films that managed to find a huge global audience. You don’t have to like “The Greatest Showman” to acknowledge that a musical flopping in its opening weekend and going on to make $433 million worldwide is good for the movie business overall.

It’s also important to point out that Fox was doing some very fascinating stuff in a landscape that necessitated reboots and reinventions. Just look at the “Planet of the Apes” trilogy, with “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” and “War for the Planet of the Apes” ranking as some of the most compelling mainstream blockbusters in recent memory. Plus, the studio helped push the R-rated superhero envelope with the likes of “Deadpool” and “Logan.” For all of its misfires (we’re looking at you, “Speed 2: Cruise Control”) Fox left behind a legacy of interesting movies that people wanted to see.