Wasn't Encanto particularly well received? Given the aftermath of the pandemic and the mixed release strategy, that may not have resulted in a financial windfall (I don't know the actual numbers), but it seemed like "We Don't Talk About Bruno" was everywhere a few months ago.
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I’ve gone twice this year! The parks are great! No lie.
Does that include marketing and the theater cut of the box office?
I don't see any immediate or short-term improvements at the parks except maybe improved CM morale. Maybe the Play pavilion gets back on track (maybe not).
I say they should give her until Indy 5 to see if she should stay or not. It's not popular to say, but there's been some Ws under her. Honestly, I'd say it's about 50/50 for her reign; Force Awakens, Rogue One, Mandalorian & Andor are all Wins.
I feel Marvel is easier to bring back to speed than Star Wars. Phase 4 has definitely been a mixed bag but there's still been a lot of good stuff too. What they need to do is cut down on the amount of stuff they're producing. It's pretty clear that Feige & the other top creatives are being spread too thin & a lot of quality is slipping through the cracks.
I cannot possibly see any change in the direction of the parks. They're making money hand over fist. People keep coming and spending more and more on the premium upgrades to their passes. Why one earth would they spend hundreds of millions when there is zero need to.
Does Iger roll back the price increase in two weeks then...and hope Wall Street will again focus on subscriber numbers?
They really need to do a better job of controlling Genie+.
Indeed. Both Bobs made no secret that they were purposefully loss-leading to build up sub numbers. The same strategy that Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber, Netflix enacted. And Wall Street rewarded them for blowing past their initial sub numbers.
lol no
Official press release says he "stepped down". Now as to whether Chapek went to the board or the board pushed him out is the question.
As the father of a 4 and 1 year old, can they please just bring back Mickey Mouse Clubhouse? Mickey Mouse Funhouse was a complete dud, but the formula for Clubhouse has this almost magic appeal to them... My wife in particular needs something new to playing in the background to help her sanity.
Unfortunately.
Yes. The column that says "1/2 Gr - 1.5 Bu" is using the rule of thumb of 50% added to the real budget for advertising and administration, and one half the B.O. gross.
