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I'd suggest a secondary protagonist that "carries the torch" when the protagonist dies. Even when done well, there's a marketability issue if the one character everyone cares about bites it.

Also, there's a great deal of respect for self-sacrifice. Dying for a cause is a successful and uplifting way to accomplish your task.

The first two blockbuster movies coming to mind are Terminator 2 and Armageddon.

However, there was this American movie from the '70s called Ordinary People which won "Best Picture" Academy Award, but nobody tried to replicate because it was so depressing--the MC commits suicide at the end.

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