the.dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
He uses his big acquisitions, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, and stock buybacks to divert the street's attention away from what's really been going on at TWDC. He's no more than a kid with some cheap card tricks.Is he really that great? The most heavily marketed Disney tentpoles from the last five years have been terrible movies, regardless of how much money they made. John Carter, Lone Ranger, Oz, Maleficent—the list isn't particularly astounding. The WDC doesn't treat its animated films as tentpoles like it did in the early 90s. Marvel movies do well because they follow the same formula, and Disney stays out the way.
Then there's Frozen, a movie Disney barely promoted because the leadership expected it to flop. Hardly any merchandise accompanied its release. The theme park tie-ins came a year after the movie premiered.
And as long as the WDC is financially successful, Wall Street won't bat an eye. The current regime at Disney is incredibly lucky.
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