You can only imagine how many times a day I hear the term "Mouseketool". When I'm old and demented (or maybe just demented), I'll probably randomly shout out "Oh, Toodles..." and "We got ears, say cheers!" at inappropriate times.
Ummm... technically...
That is correct they were pay per view for a week or so before being on the services. I think it's unlikely this model made even close to recouping the budget.
But the claim I’m addressing is that Disney is now making bad movies that are incapable of turning a profit. The list you’ve provided includes films that were well received by audiences and critics but that, for a variety of reasons unrelated to quality, did not do as well as they otherwise might have.
It's true they aren't making a profit. Good or bad is up to the viewer to judge. I don't have kids but the vibe I get from coworkers with kids is they can't trust Disney anymore. They don't know what topic might be in the next movie and whether they are ready to discuss it with their children.
Is the turning point Lightyear? Did any of the other films you listed include content that your coworkers would consider inappropriate for their children?
Beauty and the Beast remake and Princess and the Frog was named by one of them. But those are many years apart.
I liked Lightyear but Strange World is better. The animation is amazing and it has multiple elaborate action sequences that are reminiscent of Indiana Jones films. I have no idea how they were able to create much of what is in this film.
It does seem like people solely blame the woke moments for a movies failure. To me these films sound so bad that I don't think there was any salvaging them. The woke moments might have been a way to somehow save face for making a bad movie.
I look forward to seeing it and sharing my thoughts here!
What did they consider age-inappropriate about those two films?
They are religious so the voo doo was a no go. They heard BatB had a gay moment so refused to go.
Fit with this statement?
You say that these 6 films "lost money, and a lot of it." But then you acknowledge that you don't know how much they did or did not make, because Disney does not report this specifically.
I wonder what they make of all the witches and magic in the earlier classics.
Have you figured out what happened in 2014 that made Disney's reputation take a nose dive? Or what, in 2015, made it bounce back? And I wonder what happened in 2019/2020 that made such a difference? In your opinion, is this when Disney started injecting its social agenda into children's films?This is key. Parents are now on guard for Disney/Pixar products, and that could the death of those brands.
This Harris Poll is from last March, before Lightyear or Strange World were released as "family films", but I look forward to seeing what happens with the upcoming 2023 edition of this poll. The trajectory of Disney's reputation with American parents is clear. Does it get a "dead cat bounce" in '23, or is there still more of the cliff they have to fall off of in '23?
It's an ominous sign. And quite sad to see.
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The downward trend started earlier than that, in 2016/17. I too am curious to know how people here are interpreting this information.
Good catch. Thanks.