'Strange World' Disney's 2022 Animated Film

[BuddyThomas]

 

[LittleMerman]

Nice! You took the kids?

I don't have kids but if I did I would have.

 

[celluloid]

Time to Wake Sleeping Beauty again.

 

[Figments Friend]

What the hell are Daiso and Totoro?

Totoro.
See @the.dreamfinder 's avatar picture for a proper introduction to this cat like entity.



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[TP2000]

Interestingly I did find this one that's more updated
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Apparently we are in the new era? Talk about lazy naming, though I guess its hard to come up with more adjectives.

These things are very interesting to look at, thank you for sharing!

But who is coming up with these titles for the eras? Because I'm suspicious of the real meanings here.

In my mind, these later eras just read as...

"Post Rennaisance" 2000-2007 = Pretty Much Sucks Era
"Revival Era" 2008-2017 = Sucked Slightly Less, But Also Frozen, Era!
"New Era" 2018-2022 = Disney+ Is Only $8.99 Per Month Era

 

[TwilightZone]

But who is coming up with these titles for the eras? Because I'm suspicious of the real meanings here.

Defunctland said the exact thing in his newest video, no joke.

I think it needs to be restructured, not sure how, but the titles don't really work. Ironically, I think Disney's official one is better, but it still needs work.

 

[TP2000]

Ouch! Strange World really did set records for awful box office performance...

"Disney knew it was in trouble before Strange World hit theaters. Tracking showed the movie, an original sci-fi adventure tale, opening to no more than $30 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday corridor, a miserable start. From there, things only got worse. Word-of-mouth was so bad that the movie’s five-day domestic opening came in at $18.9 million, meaning the film could ultimately lose $100 million or more for the studio."

Even more misery is available in the rest of the article here...

‘Strange World’ Box Office: Why the Disney Animated Pic Spun Out of Orbit

As the family movie faces a $100 million-plus loss, analysts point to terrible audience scores, Bob Chapek-era streaming priorities and the now-dismantled distribution goliath created by the recently ousted CEO.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[TP2000]

I don't have kids but if I did I would have.

It's the thought that counts.

 

[Prince-1]

I don't have kids but if I did I would have.

Good for you.

 

[Heppenheimer]

I guess bolt is placed there in a historical sense. It was the first movie that was reworked under Lasseter. Or at least the most notable one.

After finding out more info about American Dog's plot....yeah I can see why.

I just read about America Dog on the Disney Wiki. A talking TV dog, a one-eyed cat and a giant radioactive rabbit on a road trip. And from the concept art, it looks like it would have featured at least one Godfather parody scene. Because I guess we just can't get enough Godfather parodies.

I know not everyone loved it, but I'm very happy we ended up with Bolt instead.

 

[Phroobar]

The animation quality is much higher.

I don't know. Is it really?

 

[KeithVH]

I don't know. Is it really?

I think so. From the screen caps I've seen, the rendering is VERY detailed. And that is what costs money. It's not just like putting an upgraded video card in a single PC. Now whether it needed that much detail is questionable.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Ouch! Strange World really did set records for awful box office performance...

"Disney knew it was in trouble before Strange World hit theaters. Tracking showed the movie, an original sci-fi adventure tale, opening to no more than $30 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday corridor, a miserable start. From there, things only got worse. Word-of-mouth was so bad that the movie’s five-day domestic opening came in at $18.9 million, meaning the film could ultimately lose $100 million or more for the studio."

Even more misery is available in the rest of the article here...

‘Strange World’ Box Office: Why the Disney Animated Pic Spun Out of Orbit

As the family movie faces a $100 million-plus loss, analysts point to terrible audience scores, Bob Chapek-era streaming priorities and the now-dismantled distribution goliath created by the recently ousted CEO.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

That reporter's statement that Raya and the Last Dragon was a "success" is BS. It flopped.

Disney's 'Raya And The Last Dragon' Flops With $8.6M Domestically, 39% Lower Than 'Tom & Jerry'

The film also opened on Disney+ for a premium fee of $30.

www.cartoonbrew.com

Although it STILL did a heck of a lot better than Strange World, as Raya eventually made 130 million world-wide. Still, its budget was reportedly $100 million, which I don't think includes ad buys, etc.

And of course the article ignores the elephant in the room regarding Strange World, 'cause Hollywood Reporter. But you can bet Disney knew about the elephant - because the trailers focused on the dad and HIS dad. And the dog. As opposed to...

Not that they could keep it a secret. In this internet information age, word gets around. And so it goes.

 

[Magenta Panther]

You guys don't get how BIG anime and manga have become. Manga is outselling american superhero comics by a LARGE margin. The young people (and millennials) eat it up!

I'm a fan of anime myself. Miyazaki's Spirited Away is one of my favorite animated movies. And then there's Demon Slayer, Full Metal Alchemist, One Piece, etc.

Princess and animals. Zootopia, Lady & the Tramp, Lilo & Stitch (to an extent). Massive money makers.
Though Pixar did make Wall E, and that did super well, so I guess sci fi animation could work if the story is really good and it starred a cute non human character.

Wall-E's success completely contradicts the claim that Strange World failed because it's sci-fi.

 

[Heppenheimer]

I'm a fan of anime myself. Miyazaki's Spirited Away is one of my favorite animated movies. And then there's Demon Slayer, Full Metal Alchemist, One Piece, etc.

Wall-E's success completely contradicts the claim that Strange World failed because it's sci-fi.

Wall-E is pretty much the exception (unless you also count the Despicable Me and Incredibles Franchises).

In addition to Disney, I browsed through Don Bluth, Dreamworks, Illumination, and Blue Sky. The only other sort of sci-fi movie I could find to have done well is Robots from 2005, which seems all but forgotten by now. Sci-Fi animation just seems like a tough sell to the general public, for some reason.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

The animation quality is much higher.

50M better? I don't think so. Sounds like Disney has some serious bloat.

 

[Phroobar]

I think so. From the screen caps I've seen, the rendering is VERY detailed. And that is what costs money. It's not just like putting an upgraded video card in a single PC. Now whether it needed that much detail is questionable.

Bolt's backgrounds are very detailed but you might notice nothing is moving. It is very still. The characters however aren't much better than G-Force.

 

[TP2000]

That reporter's statement that Raya and the Last Dragon was a "success" is BS. It flopped.

Disney's 'Raya And The Last Dragon' Flops With $8.6M Domestically, 39% Lower Than 'Tom & Jerry'

The film also opened on Disney+ for a premium fee of $30.

www.cartoonbrew.com

Although it STILL did a heck of a lot better than Strange World, as Raya eventually made 130 million world-wide. Still, its budget was reportedly $100 million, which I don't think includes ad buys, etc.

And of course the article ignores the elephant in the room regarding Strange World, 'cause Hollywood Reporter. But you can bet Disney knew about the elephant - because the trailers focused on the dad and HIS dad. And the dog. As opposed to...

Not that they could keep it a secret. In this internet information age, word gets around. And so it goes.

I noticed that too about the article. It made me chuckle.

The movie industry is becoming delusional about itself, it seems. The media covering the movie industry doesn't help, as they ignore reality and/or sugar-coat the basic facts that they don't like. It's bizarre, and seems unhealthy to me.

This Hollywood Reporter article on Strange World's historically bad box office is a perfect example.

 

[RobWDW1971]

I noticed that too about the article. It made me chuckle.

The movie industry is becoming delusional about itself, it seems. The media covering the movie industry doesn't help, as they ignore reality and/or sugar-coat the basic facts that they don't like. It's bizarre, and seems unhealthy to me.

This Hollywood Reporter article on Strange World's historically bad box office is a perfect example.

Enough of your toxic masculinity @TP2000! We all don't live in your macho cisgender world of brunches, martini recipes, and Doris Day movies!!!

(I've been off for awhile, are we still saying @TP2000 isn't gay enough to comment on animated movies on a Disney fan forum? Somebody catch me up.)

 

[Phroobar]

Wall-E is pretty much the exception (unless you also count the Despicable Me and Incredibles Franchises).

In addition to Disney, I browsed through Don Bluth, Dreamworks, Illumination, and Blue Sky. The only other sort of sci-fi movie I could find to have done well is Robots from 2005, which seems all but forgotten by now. Sci-Fi animation just seems like a tough sell to the general public, for some reason.

I wish Titan A.E. did well. I like that movie.