Wendy Pleakley
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It'd be a one day visit for me at most. I wouldn't expect to see much but I might regret passing on the opportunity.
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Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs
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It'd be a one day visit for me at most. I wouldn't expect to see much but I might regret passing on the opportunity.
BrianLo
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That's perfect. I enjoy that you remember my years of D23 Expo Sunday strolls, those were such fun!
As an American with a distinct Canadian (Penticton!) side of the family from the mid 20th century, I'm planning to visit the Canada pavilion by any means necessary. Even if that's via some clunky Osaka World's Fair reservation app.
Fall is a definite. Even though late September will still be swampy in Osaka, I'll make do as I commute down from Kyoto. That said, I think I'll forgo the parasol. I mean, the Japanese gays can spot me amilekilometer away in my tailored American touristwear, but a parasol is just too much. As a very wise woman once said, before you leave the house take one thing off.
So I'll leave the parasol.
I’m gonna still run us off topic because who cares, we’re 20k posts deep now.
First I don’t think I knew about Penticton. One of the many places I’ve worked!
Bring an extendable umbrella in your bag and then bow to the social pressure. It was in my backpack for rain… Seriously I never thought I’d turn into that person, but when in Osaka. Or heat stroke versus fashion.
I’m also not at the neck fan portion of my life yet… but I might have been yesterday. I was surprised how many came with them.
Okay, no need to be hasty! Geez!
Minnesota disney fan
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LOL, I do the same thing at Halloween. I have been seeing a lot of witches and Mario costumes the last few years.As you genuinely seem to be angered that the topic of Halloween costumes is used as part of a pop culture impact discussion, I should probably explain where that came from. It didn't start here in this thread.
It started over in a Disneyland forum thread 15 years ago, when discussing the Avatar land rumors for the parks and it's lack of pop culture impact a year after the first movie came out in 2009. It continued through the 2010's on the Disneyland forums as a fun and wacky side topic, with changing tastes as Star Wars and various Marvel and Princessy characters came and went over the years on the annual costume parade. Back then I lived in a neighborhood that was flooded with a hundred or more kids every Halloween. And I was famous in my neighborhood for giving out Best Costume gift baskets that I had made up every year at See's Candy. It was always a fun thing. Fun! Happy! Laugh! Candy!
It's mentioned here on occasion because a few of the posters here were on the Disneyland forums in the past 15 years and know it as a point of reference. It's obviously not scientific or quantifiable in any meaningful way. It's nothing more than a fun anecdote to see what the kids are into each year.
It's nothing to be angry about or annoyed by, but I can understand the confusion if you don't know the 15 year long backstory to how it came about as an occasional discussion point in regards to movie popularity and pop culture.
All that said, I wonder if I'm going to get any boys wearing eye patches on my door this Halloween? I'm not sensing it.
It's just a fun observation, not an announcement of things to come. I was surprised to not see many Disney costumes at all.
Halloween was interesting last year because while I did see a fair deal of Disney costumes on kids, they were ones like Stitch, Moana, and Red from Descendants, and the last might have been the most popular of that subset! There were also a surprising number of girls already dressing as Glinda or Elphaba from Wicked, weeks before the movie opened. These days Universal is probably the best studio going at marketing/merchandising; they go as hard as Disney used to, and it seems to work more often than not, most recently with the How to Train Your Dragon remake.
Nevermore525
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Comparing the last 3 Pixar films as far as critics are concerned:
Elemental 73% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 58 Metacritic
Inside Out 2 91% on RT, and 73 on metacritic
Elio at 87% on RT and 66 on Metacritic
Elemental 73% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 58 Metacritic
Inside Out 2 91% on RT, and 73 on metacritic
Elio at 87% on RT and 66 on Metacritic
Animaniac93-98
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Superman tracking 3-weeks out is between $90 million and $125 million
(I don't know why they give such broad ranges for these predications besides covering themselves)
(I don't know why they give such broad ranges for these predications besides covering themselves)
Disney Irish
Premium Member
The ranges I would guess is to account for walk up business, as that is really hard to predict versus presales.
TP2000
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I'm loving the Osaka World's Fair sidetrack as we await Elio's debut! @BrianLo, I'd love a fuller TR over on the Disneyland Miscellaneous thread sometime later this summer, when you have the chance.
Penticton: A side of the family had a British flank, that ended up in Canada and BC in the 1800's. Growing up I had great aunts and uncles in Penticton that were in logging, and had run a general store in town. We drove up to visit every summer; which was one time I didn't mind that Dad would never let me drive his Lincoln, as the highway in those days was narrow and perilous. After Covid I finally did my car/train trip through BC and Alberta, stayed in Banff, and sent some "Hello, I Remember You!" prayers upstairs to the relatives while I was in beautiful Penticton.
I'm also confident you've been a great brand Ambassador for Canada during your trip, and that you impressed the hosts/hostesses at the Canada pavilion who probably aren't seeing many familiar faces at the Expo this summer.
Penticton: A side of the family had a British flank, that ended up in Canada and BC in the 1800's. Growing up I had great aunts and uncles in Penticton that were in logging, and had run a general store in town. We drove up to visit every summer; which was one time I didn't mind that Dad would never let me drive his Lincoln, as the highway in those days was narrow and perilous. After Covid I finally did my car/train trip through BC and Alberta, stayed in Banff, and sent some "Hello, I Remember You!" prayers upstairs to the relatives while I was in beautiful Penticton.
I'm also confident you've been a great brand Ambassador for Canada during your trip, and that you impressed the hosts/hostesses at the Canada pavilion who probably aren't seeing many familiar faces at the Expo this summer.
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TP2000
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Back OT, it seems that "last month's news" about Elio's production budget was wrong?!? 
The Numbers site has labeled its production budget at a mere $150 Million, or half the cost "last month's news" proclaimed.
That's fabulous news for Pixar! It gives Elio a fighting chance to break even at around $500-ish Million globally. But why such a huge discrepancy in reporting on this budget? $150 Million seems like a bargain basement price for Pixar in 2025, but it's certainly a heckuva lot better than a bizarrely bloated $300 Million. Why such a huge spread there I wonder?
Here's how Elio looks at the starting gates against some other recent SciFi Animation stuff from Burbank....
The Numbers site has labeled its production budget at a mere $150 Million, or half the cost "last month's news" proclaimed.
That's fabulous news for Pixar! It gives Elio a fighting chance to break even at around $500-ish Million globally. But why such a huge discrepancy in reporting on this budget? $150 Million seems like a bargain basement price for Pixar in 2025, but it's certainly a heckuva lot better than a bizarrely bloated $300 Million. Why such a huge spread there I wonder?
Here's how Elio looks at the starting gates against some other recent SciFi Animation stuff from Burbank....
Nevermore525
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Disney Leads U.S. Box Office With $1.1B Year To Date, But Warner Bros Is Billion-Bound Too
Disney is leading all majors at the U.S./Canada box office with $1.1 billion, however, Warner Bros isn't far behind with $1 billion.
deadline.com
Disney Leads U.S. Box Office With $1.1B Year To Date, But Warner Bros Is Billion-Bound Too
As we near the half year point of 2025 for the domestic box office, which is currently running at $3.7 billion(+23% over 2024) for Jan. 1-June 15 frame, DisneyStudios is leading all majors with $1.1 billion.That’s not a surprise with a string of mass-appealing movies, i.e. Lilo & Stitch ($371.7M) and Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World ($200.5M). Even the ones that didn’t work to the top of their potential are providing a lot of cushion, read Marvel’s Thunderbolts* ($188.9M) and Snow White ($87.2M).
Tony the Tigger
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OK, why are they hiding stitch’s numbers for Wednesday? 
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Yesterday (June 19th) was a holiday in the US, so many studios (Disney in this case) are slower to release results to the trades on holidays, so I expect an update later today for both days.OK, why are they hiding stitch’s numbers for Wednesday?
TP2000
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Preview numbers from yesterday are out for Elio, and it looks to be settling in to 3rd place at its box office debut weekend.
That's not good box office obviously, but with the news that "last month's news" was wrong and its budget is only $150 Million, it might be able to pull an Elemental and break $500 Million globally? With a $150 Million production budget for Elio, a burden is suddenly lifted. I'm feeling unburdened. Are you feeling unburdened?
That's not good box office obviously, but with the news that "last month's news" was wrong and its budget is only $150 Million, it might be able to pull an Elemental and break $500 Million globally? With a $150 Million production budget for Elio, a burden is suddenly lifted. I'm feeling unburdened. Are you feeling unburdened?
My co-workers sees every new movie, and caught Elio yesterday. Said it was actually quite good, him and his wife both liked it.
This really could have an Elemental type run, if word of mouth continues to be good.
This really could have an Elemental type run, if word of mouth continues to be good.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Probably a little of both
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
As far as how Snow White will be “remembered”?
Since nobody saw it…not at all.
Since nobody saw it…not at all.
LittleBuford
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I saw it today. It’s very good! Classically Pixar and full of heart. I’m not sure why the buzz before its release was so negative.
Tony the Tigger
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Aware. Elio’s Thursday posted before Stitch’s Wednesday. May have been an estimate since it was a perfectly round number.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Yes it was an estimate rather than the actual which is why it showed up ahead of Stitch. Stitch is now listed for both Wednesday and Thursday.