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Disney’s Mufasa - the lion king
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Sirwalterraleigh
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It’s at $650 after about $20 domestic and worldwide in the last week…
So are you getting your predictions from that Luis twatter dude?
It is what it is…it will keep its head above water…and we can move on to the next smash
IMO…. Disney is the most patient studio with the length of time between theaters and PVOD…. And it is paying off with longer legs for their films
It’s at $650 after about $20 domestic and worldwide in the last week…
So are you getting your predictions from that Luis twatter dude?
It is what it is…it will keep its head above water…and we can move on to the next smash
No, myself. It’s pretty basic math. It added 26 million last week worldwide. A 3X turnover is an extremely cautious expectation for a tail. Particularly when we’ve so solidly established the tail is long. It would need to start having 40-60% serial drops for the math to not work out.
I’m not sure why you are so irritated by this movie’s legging out?
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
The movie broke even/made some money, lets be happy with that.
Prince-1
Well-Known Member
Uh oh, you are using logic and math to support your position. That will confuse a few people on here and definitely will have Sirwalt breaking out multiple but overused emojis in his retort.
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We’re generally not unhappy.
I’m not sure why it bothers everyone so much to simply wait and guess at the finish line.
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
The way I feel, Disney will get the occasional blockbuster and if all the others break even or make some money that's fine
Its when the company loses money on movies it bothers me.
I (think) Captain America will break even but I have a bad feeling about Snow White.
Agent H
Well-Known Member
No offense but I don’t see what’s wrong with discussing things that’s what we’re here for right?
Prince-1
Well-Known Member
Every major movie studio has blockbusters as well as bombs. For anyone to think Disney should be any different is just ridiculous.
It is fine to discuss things… but SirWalter keeps moving the goalposts on a weekly basis…. As in well it is done after this week…. I am sure one of these weeks he will be right
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Perhaps the constant updates and prognostications that exactly what you say NOT to happen…”wait”
I’ll be transparent: my rub is when the take isn’t there - and this one isn’t the case - that twisting begins that it “will make money eventually…” or some kinda trillion dollar valuation to 100 clicks on Disney plus…
I like people that wear the big boy/girl pants and can have a productive discussion
Not make excuses for the operation…as if they care?
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
You're right. Occasional bombs will happen, we can only hope they don't sting together several in a row.
You hope in a given year they make more money than they lose.
brideck
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I've got it at around $720m when all is said and done at this point -- it even gets another holiday weekend (of sorts) before it hits pVOD. Really perplexed by all this "break even" and "barely broke even" talk -- we left that behind around $500m three weeks ago. Hopefully I'll be able to catch it in theaters before its done -- maybe in 2 or 3 weeks. Lots of other stuff to see.
Not every tentpole will be a massive success, but this one seems to have hit the target and then some, so the constant hedging and minimizing of that success is... weird. I get that folks may not personally love that another CGI animal movie was made, but it performed how it performed, and people seem to have low-key liked it.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
That goes both ways though then doesn't it? Why constantly call a movie DOA or flatlined when anyone looking can tell its not. Disney has one of the longest runways with their releases, meaning they keep their movies in theaters longer than any other studio. So why call a movie a failure 1 weekend after it opens and then continually after when it still has potentially 3+ months left in theaters. If anything what Disney movies have shown time and again is they leg it out more than any other studio. It may lead to break-even or better, or maybe it doesn't, but until the final ticket is sold no one can know for sure. So no reason to try and call it early just to try to get people to stop talking about it in a discussion forum just because you're personally not happy with the products being released. Because obviously that is not working, as all of us still continue to discuss and provide updates as the movie is out in theaters, and in some cases long after its left theaters.Perhaps the constant updates and prognostications that exactly what you say NOT to happen…”wait”
I’ll be transparent: my rub is when the take isn’t there - and this one isn’t the case - that twisting begins that it “will make money eventually…” or some kinda trillion dollar valuation to 100 clicks on Disney plus…
I like people that wear the big boy/girl pants and can have a productive discussion
Not make excuses for the operation…as if they care?
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
Yes, the reality is there will be occasional bombs.
We hope the studios go into each and every movie project with the objective to make a blockbuster and NOT BOMB and at the very worst break even or make some money.
I wonder if, in some cases, as they are making a movie they already know its going to be a bomb?
Yes, that's what Disney+ is for.
Cf. Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Noelle, Godmothered, Home Sweet Home Alone, Better Nate Than Ever, Sneakerella, Disenchanted, Chang Can Dunk, Peter Pan & Wendy, Dashing Through the Snow, Alexander and the Overly Long Title.