Is it still in theaters? If so, it is strange.
Everyone is different. This movie really moved me. Totally did not expect it to, but it did.
Hopefully others feel as you do and this is a good sign for Pixar's Elio having a chance in theaters.
I actually wanted to see this in theaters but just never found the time but it was certainly worthy to see on the big screen. I do hope it helps lead to more faith and excitement for Pixar and better box office performances in the future.
Fortunately, my wife and I discovered that my kids really like Up. They love those Dug Days shorts, so to them, the feature-length movie is probably just a long Dug Days cartoon.
They're different films and I don't want to compare too much, but, good lord, I loved Luca! I think that and Coco are the Pixar films I have rewatched the most. The one difference between the two is that I think Coco is now recognised as top-tier Pixar while Luca is still very underrated.
I love the simplicity and relatively low stakes of Luca. And that they did a pretty bang-up job of digitally recreating the Cinque Terre in Italy.
I feel quite the same. It is a relatively simple Pixar film, but they did a fantastic job of creating a world in which you want to spend time and I did also feel both the relationship between the children and the whole issue of hiding you're a sea monster was surprisingly touching. In that sense, I think it's a little like Dumbo which was seen as a less dramatic film than Snow White, Pinocchio, and Bambi but which ended up being surprisingly moving.
‘Elemental’ Is the Most Viewed Movie Premiere on Disney+ of 2023
Disney and Pixar’s Elemental made its streaming debut in a blaze of glory.
Elemental is the most watched movie premiere of the year on Disney+ and among its Top 10 movie premieres of all time, earning 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming. Directed by Peter Sohn, produced by Denise Ream, and executive produced by Pete Docter, the original feature film is set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth-, and Air-residents live together. The story follows the quick-witted and fiery Ember (voiced by Leah Lewis), whose friendship with the sappy and go-with-the-flow Wade (voiced by Mamoudou Athie) challenges not only her beliefs about the world they live in, but the person she wants to be.
In its first five days of streaming, Elemental has become the most viewed animated movie premiere since Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red was released in March 2022, as well as the most viewed Disney+ movie premiere of all time in Latin America, ahead of Turning Red.
Released in June, the film has seen theatrical success as well, earning $484 million worldwide with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes Verified Audience Score and an “A” CinemaScore. Domestically, the film generated $154 million—more than five times its domestic opening weekend of $30 million, a rare feat for any theatrical release and the second-highest multiple behind Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story (1995). Internationally, the film brought in $330 million and had a particularly strong showing in South Korea, becoming Pixar’s most-seen film in the country.
The Elemental screenplay is by John Hoberg & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh, with story by Sohn, Hoberg & Likkel, and Hsueh. Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara, Mason Wertheimer, and Joe Pera round out the film’s voice cast.
A view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime.
I'm guess the marketing budget was on the lower side. Unless I missed it, there didn't seem to be the usual fanfare that usually accompanies a Pixar theatrical release.
