Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[easyrowrdw]

The one question mark for me is the amount of kids begging their parents to head to the theater…. In recent weeks I have seen quite a few excited for this at my local theater when they spot the display…. More so then any other family film

I am not sure about repeat viewing however…. I can see once being enough for most parents

This is my kids. They had no interest in Disney's recent offerings (Moana 3, Mufasa, Snow White), but they've been very excited for Sonic 3, Dogman, and now Minecraft.

 

[erasure fan1]

I have no interest in this either, I also never played the game though… makes me wonder if the ceiling will be limited since its appeal is likely to those who played the game.

I've played more Minecraft than I care to admit with my kids. I thought the movie doesn't look very good. Your right, the appeal is with people who have played it. That said, it sold some 300mil plus copies. So like Mario, you don't really need anyone else but the people who play. I'm really curious how this one goes. My son and his friends (highschool) are going because they love the game and they think it's going to be a so bad it's good type of things.

 

[DKampy]

I've played more Minecraft than I care to admit with my kids. I thought the movie doesn't look very good. You’re right, the appeal is with people who have played it. That said, it sold some 300mil plus copies. So like Mario, you don't really need anyone else but the people who play. I'm really curious how this one goes. My son and his friends (highschool) are going because they love the game and they think it's going to be a so bad it's good type of things.

Super Mario had the benefit of generations( since the 80’s) growing up with the character

 

[TP2000]

Domestic box office is out for Thursday, showing the two new movies in Preview and how that's going to affect this weekend's box office for Snow White.

Snow White was still in 4,200 theaters nationwide yesterday. Why?!? There's got to be a contractual obligation that Disney has with the theater chains, and that must make the theater chains furious when it's a bomb like Snow White.

An Easter movie about The Last Supper from that small Christian studio did more than double the Per Theater business that Snow White did, but there she sits hogging 4,200 mostly empty theaters from coast to coast. Very odd. Will Minecraft steal some of those theaters from her this weekend. It seems appropriate to do so.

The Numbers - Daily Box Office Chart for Thursday April 3, 2025

Daily Domestic Box Office Chart for Thursday April 3, 2025

thenumbers.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Snow White did, but there she sits hogging 4,200 mostly empty theaters from coast to coast. Very odd. Will Minecraft steal some of those theaters from her this weekend. It seems appropriate to do so.

Snow White only loses 450 theaters -

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I sell a ton of the Minecraft video game soundtracks on vinyl on a regular basis. That’s all I know about the IP.

I know one of my young employees is seeing it today on his day off. He also saw Mufasa, but could not get past the singing lions lol.

Speaking of which, that particular lion is finally just about gone down here. I see only a couple of theaters in Miami with a couple of daytime showings each. Nothing in my county. Just pull it, already.

A friend invited me to see “Something Rotten” in a local theatre tonight. I protested. He advised me to watch a video of one particular song. I did. I said, “That one video will hold me over until wicked part two.”

 

[Tha Realest]

This is random but relevant to a Main Character on this thread, but I just saw Gal Gadot here at Disneyland.

 

[CaptJackSparrow]

I've played more Minecraft than I care to admit with my kids. I thought the movie doesn't look very good. Your right, the appeal is with people who have played it. That said, it sold some 300mil plus copies. So like Mario, you don't really need anyone else but the people who play. I'm really curious how this one goes. My son and his friends (highschool) are going because they love the game and they think it's going to be a so bad it's good type of things.

My kids never played, neither have we, we are still going Sunday. It looks fun and funny. Aka a family movie

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

A sub 700k Thursday... this just keeps plummeting... Mumblings on the internet corners where people have box office as a hobby are now thinking SW will not hit 90m domestic.

 

[Agent H]

My kids never played, neither have we, we are still going Sunday. It looks fun and funny. Aka a family movie

I went to see it tonight. I would not recommend for anyone who’s not a 10 year old Minecraft fan.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

Do we need a play-by-play at this point? I think we all agree its a bomb of a movie. You're just beating a dead horse, its not being revived.

So TP just doing his weekly summaries is probably fine now.

I'm posting about the topic of the thread. Feel free to partake instead of attacking me (which is against the rules).

 

[Agent H]

I don't know how its going to do at the box office this weekend, but Minecraft is being absolutely obliterated by critics, currently sitting at 49% RT score.

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I saw it last night, and while it had its moments it was dumb overall. And from what I understand, never played the game myself, other than some easter eggs its lacking on the actual lore from the game. So that may turn off some fans of the game.

When I saw it tonight it was full of people (mostly preteens or 20 somethings) screaming loudly every time something from the game showed up. Obviously there’s more Minecraft fans than I thought.

 

[Disney Irish]

When I saw it tonight it was full of people (mostly preteens or 20 somethings) screaming loudly every time something from the game showed up. Obviously there’s more Minecraft fans than I thought.

As I said I don’t know how it’ll do, but I thought it was mostly dumb overall. I guess I’m just not the target audience which is fine, not every movie is for me. I’m just not sure how much fans of the game will be into it, but we’ll see. Obviously your audience was into it. Unlike others that like to jump all over films they don’t like hoping they bomb, I’m not. I hope it does good for those that like the games.

 

[Agent H]

As I said I don’t know how it’ll do, but I thought it was mostly dumb overall. I guess I’m just not the target audience which is fine, not every movie is for me. I’m just not sure how much fans of the game will be into it, but we’ll see. Obviously your audience was into it. Unlike others that like to jump all over films they don’t like hoping they bomb, I’m not. I hope it does good for those that like the games.

I agree with you on the quality of the film. that said I haven’t seen an audience so into a movie since Deadpool and wolverine. This could be big.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

But this play-by-play is just gloating to beat a dead horse and you know it.

I want to talk about the film's box office and will continue to do so.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

I'll continue to post on topic, you continue breaking forum rules #3 and #4.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

Of note tomorrow (Saturday) in Irvine, Snow White is playing 6 total showings. There are currently 6 seats reserved for the entire day. ~70 bucks for the day.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Do we need a play-by-play at this point? I think we all agree its a bomb of a movie. You're just beating a dead horse, its not being revived.

So TP just doing his weekly summaries is probably fine now.

Let him go. It seems to keep him amused.

 

[Baloo124]

I'm posting about the topic of the thread. Feel free to partake instead of attacking me (which is against the rules).

I want to talk about the film's box office and will continue to do so. Ignore me and bug off.

You don't seem to be doing anything wrong here. This is a discussion about box office numbers, successes and failures in cinema, and your posts are talking about just that.

If an actual mod asks you to stop doing something, listen to them.
If it's an "armchair mod", then...

 

[erasure fan1]

Super Mario had the benefit of generations( since the 80’s) growing up with the character

Exactly, it didn't need people who didn't play the game to go see it. Just like Minecraft. From 4 & 5yr olds to 45 & 50+, If it's entertaining, there's more than enough of a player base to succeed without non players going. It's not the popularity that will hold it back, it will be the quality of the movie, and that's not looking great.