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

[TP2000]

A theme park land can't really be compared to a film franchise. Heck, Mr. Toad is still popular at Disneyland. When's the last time the average person watched Wind in the Willows?

Now that you mention it, I don't think I've ever watched Wind in the Willows, even once.

But to be fair to that utterly charming little dark ride; it's smack dab in the middle of the park at the confluence of two major thoroughfares in an extremely popular iconic land, it has a pitiful hourly capacity of 500-ish riders per hour, and it sits (again) smack dab in the middle of the busiest theme park on the planet.

The three Cars Land attractions have a combined capacity of about 3,000 riders per hour, for what that's worth.

 

[TP2000]

Every Halloween I watch The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.

Really? Every Halloween I watch for blue aliens that never show up at my door.

 

[Disney Irish]

Now that you mention it, I don't think I've ever watched Wind in the Willows, even once.

You're missing out, its a Disney classic.

Really? Every Halloween I watch for blue aliens that never show up at my door.

Well keep watching, I'm sure you'll see it happen eventually.

 

[DKampy]

But to be fair to that utterly charming little dark ride; it's smack dab in the middle of the park at the confluence of two major thoroughfares in an extremely popular iconic land, it has a pitiful hourly capacity of 500-ish riders per hour, and it sits (again) smack dab in the middle of the busiest theme park on the planet.

As a lifelong WDW visitor…I am still bitter that Pooh evicted Toad…. After finally visiting Disneyland for the first time last year…. Finally got to take a wild ride again…. Did so a few times… I don’t think my wife( who was introduced to Disney through me)was impressed

 

[Nevermore525]

Looks like despite rave reviews from critics and an A- Cinemascore, Bone Temple will not overtake Avatar 3 this weekend.

 

[sedati]

The real question is is this something that is of concern for the overall franchise, ie fatigue, or just an interesting tidbit that is tied to the overall domestic box office trend we've seen over the last couple years.

Probably a little bit of both, but not really anything that can be answered in this thread.

The broader problem may be something I'd call "Domestic Fatigue".

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

The broader problem may be something I'd call "Domestic Fatigue".

I was just reading an article about the Golden Globes viewership being down again and am starting to wonder if the “box office” issues aren’t really “Hollywood” issues.

We have unlimited options now, with YouTube, reels, TikTok, etc we are no longer dependent on Hollywood for our entertainment. YouTube is the #1 way people watch “TV” now, actors simply don’t have the same appeal they did decades ago when they had a monopoly on entertainment.

I think that’s why we’re seeing traditional TV struggle, theaters struggle, traditional news struggle, traditional late night struggle… people have other options and they’re choosing them over Hollywood/actors.

 

[DKampy]

I was just reading an article about the Golden Globes viewership being down again and am starting to wonder if the “box office” issues aren’t really “Hollywood” issues.

We have unlimited options now, with YouTube, reels, TikTok, etc we are no longer dependent on Hollywood for our entertainment. YouTube is the #1 way people watch “TV” now, actors simply don’t have the same appeal they did decades ago when they had a monopoly on entertainment.

I think that’s why we’re seeing traditional TV struggle, theaters struggle, traditional news struggle, traditional late night struggle… people have other options and they’re choosing them over Hollywood/actors.

One possibility why some of the awards shows have lost some audience that no one ever really mentions… with every year that passes more people are ditching traditional cable for streaming…. Last year for the first time there was a higher percentage streaming over cable watchers…. The Golden Globes was streamingl live on Paramount +… but that is one of your least popular Streaming services

Which would explain why Award shows are moving exclusively to streamings these…. The SAG or Actors or whatever they call themselves these days is on Netflix….. while The Academy Awards have new contract exclusively with YouTube beginning in 2029