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Elemental (Pixar - June 2023)
- Thread starter DCBaker
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OwlHouseKing97
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Honestly, me too, even if it doesn't open at number one, thanks to WB's Flash.., hoping it can perform like Inside Out, otherwise Elemental flopping like the last two animated forays for Disney will automatically crown Universal as the new animated champs at the box office
Ghost93
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Probably depends on the child. All kids are different.
Ghost93
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I feel like Elemental should be moved to the Haunted Mansion's July 28 date and the Haunted Mansion should be moved to October.
I feel like opening Elemental on the same day as The Flash, and stuffing it in the overcrowded month of June (which also has Across the Spider-verse, Transformers and Indiana Jones 5) is setting it up for failure. In comparison, there really isn't as much competition in July/August.
Furthermore, the October date feels much more appropriate for the Haunted Mansion, as it would allow the movie to cash in on the Halloween season.
I feel like opening Elemental on the same day as The Flash, and stuffing it in the overcrowded month of June (which also has Across the Spider-verse, Transformers and Indiana Jones 5) is setting it up for failure. In comparison, there really isn't as much competition in July/August.
Furthermore, the October date feels much more appropriate for the Haunted Mansion, as it would allow the movie to cash in on the Halloween season.
tcool123
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I think it’s set up so that Haunted Mansion hits Disney+ as the big Halloween premiere. Agreed though that Elemental’s position is going to cause this film to underperform big time - not a comment on its quality however reminds me of when Disney was willingly sabotaging their animated films with Princess and the Frog vs Avatar and Winnie the Pooh vs Harry Potter
I don’t want to sound negative, but I found this: https://screenrant.com/disney-pixar-elemental-release-box-office-competition-mistake/ Now I’m worried for the box office results of Elemental. If Elemental flops, they might premiere future Pixar movies to DisneyPlus or it might be the end of Pixar! Man, I hate being negative!
Ghost93
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Even if Elemental is great, I don't think there will be much chance for word of mouth to spread as all of the online discourse in June will revolve around the pre-exisitng IPs — Spider-man, Transformers, the Flash and Indiana Joens.
By moving Elemental to July or August, Disney would give the film more of a chance to stand out on its own.
Phroobar
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Like I said above. Elemental is in the Disney killing fields. Were is the marketing for this? One billboard near Disneyland that had Strange World on it won't cut it.I don’t want to sound negative, but I found this: https://screenrant.com/disney-pixar-elemental-release-box-office-competition-mistake/ Now I’m worried for the box office results of Elemental. If Elemental flops, they might premiere future Pixar movies to DisneyPlus or it might be the end of Pixar! Man, I hate being negative!
brb1006
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No Elemental flopping won't be the end of Pixar.
Well, I hope Elemental will do okay at the box office, hopefully better than Lightyear.
LittleBuford
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It’s funny how all of Pixar’s successes over the years are treated as essentially irrelevant just because Lightyear didn’t do well.
brb1006
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I remember similar sentiment was made at Pixar after the release of Cars 2 back in 2011. Since that film became Pixar's lowest-grossing film in North America. Then Inside Out came out.
erasure fan1
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I don't really agree. No one thinks Pixar's successes are irrelevant. They are the benchmark that the new films are compared to. If all the successful films were irrelevant, no one would care that the new films were mediocre/average. People want Pixar to hit those home runs again.
Disstevefan1
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I wouldn’t worry about the box office… Disney isn’t.
LittleBuford
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My point was that the obsession with Lightyear’s failure, together with all the doomsaying that accompanies it, is disproportionate. (The same goes for Strange World.)
erasure fan1
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But it wasn't just Lightyear. People are down on Pixar because of onward, soul, Luca, turning red... Of their last 5 films, none had that pixar magic. I'm not saying they were all bad, but they sure as heck didn't have major appeal. I'd say it's fair after their last stretch of films to question their ability.
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LittleBuford
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I loved Onward (one of my personal favourites) and Luca and thought they had plenty of Pixar magic, so I’m obviously not going to agree with your assessment.
Before I overreact, I need to ask what do you mean?