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

[easyrowrdw]

Haven’t taken the time to go back further but for the following Calendar Years:

2018: TV/SVOD - 44.4%
Theatrical - 37.4%
Home Entertainment - 18.2%

2019: TV/SVOD - 40%
Theatrical - 45%
Home Entertainment - 15%

2020: TV/SVOD - 70%
Theatrical - 10%
Home Entertainment- 20%

2021: TV/SVOD - 64%
Theatrical - 21%
Home Entertainment - 15%

2022: TV/SVOD - 52%
Theatrical - 38%
Home Entertainment - 10%

2023: TV/SVOD - 38%
Theatrical - 46%
Home Entertainment - 16%

2024: TV/SVOD and Home Entertainment (got combined for the last quarter of 2024) - 55%
Theatrical - 45%

That’s great info. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. The new Other category throws a wrinkle in it but it seems like outside of the Covid years theatrical has been pretty steady (38-45%) and this Q is a bit lower

 

[Nevermore525]

That’s great info. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. The new Other category throws a wrinkle in it but it seems like outside of the Covid years theatrical has been pretty steady (38-45%) and this Q is a bit lower

Other is mostly stage shows like Disney on Ice, Broadway, etc.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I guess that is the ultimate question that we will get the answer to in time.

God help us if we’re still chatting in this thread in 20 years to prove either side correct!

 

[BrianLo]

I'm not a fan of unnecessary sequels or remakes, but Freakier Friday is the kind of mid budget Disney proper title (not Searchlight or another brand) that I think the company needs to make more of

It's success should justify something other than tentpoles for Disney.

Or more theatrical releases for movies that might otherwise go straight to streaming

Hocus Pocus 2 and Disenchanted should have been theatrical releases based on this.

Which is partially what I meant by my earlier comments that streaming is quickly being walked back strategically as a theatrical replacement. As least as far as Disney seems concerned. The other companies really seem to like the PVOD money.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Hocus Pocus 2 and Disenchanted should have been theatrical releases based on this.

It was a mistake not to release Hocus Pocus 2 to theaters

At the very least it would have easily had a big opening weekend.

Which is partially what I meant by my earlier comments that streaming is quickly being walked back strategically as a theatrical replacement. As least as far as Disney seems concerned. The other companies really seem to like the PVOD money.

Universal continues to be the most aggressive with pushing early PVOD access.

 

[easyrowrdw]

Other is mostly stage shows like Disney on Ice, Broadway, etc.

That’s what I figured. I was meaning more that because those things weren’t included as a separate category in the previous years, the % comparisons are imperfect.

Edit: It doesn’t seem like the TV/Streaming percentages are really increasing but it’s hard to tell. I imagine Disney wants a balance for these things regardless

 

[Nevermore525]

That’s what I figured. I was meaning more that because those things weren’t included as a separate category in the previous years, the % comparisons are imperfect

Yeah it certainly muddies it when they’ve shifted around where they report certain revenue sources.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

If anyone sees Weapons, please let me know if it’s just scary with occasional gore, or if it’s super gross. Crazy bloody is not my jam, but spooky definitely is.

I was OK with Sinners, just had to turn away a bunch of times towards the end lol.

 

[Disney Irish]

God help us if we’re still chatting in this thread in 20 years to prove either side correct!

Why, planning on going anywhere? I'm not, I plan on still being here posting in 2055 about Disneyland's 100th celebration.

I mean you made it 10 years here already, might as well go another 20, you'll only be 73 and I'll be right around the same age too.

Happy WDWMagic birthday by the way, it just past 2 days ago.

 

[CoastalElite64]

If anyone sees Weapons, please let me know if it’s just scary with occasional gore, or if it’s super gross. Crazy bloody is not my jam, but spooky definitely is.

I was OK with Sinners, just had to turn away a bunch of times towards the end lol.

I wont see it until next week. But I have heard it be described as drama horror, and like a Peele-type of movie. Gory on some parts and somewhat comedic.

 

[Ghost93]

I think the success of Freakier Friday bodes well for the planned Princess Diaries 3 film in the works, as they target similar demographics.

Glad to see Weapons doing well though, that movie was great. Scared the crap out of me, lol.

 

[CoastalElite64]

I think he makes some good points about optics.

 

[Disney Irish]

I think the success of Freakier Friday bodes well for the planned Princess Diaries 3 film in the works, as they target similar demographics.

I would say also Devil Wears Prada 2.

 

[Nevermore525]

Universal continues to be the most aggressive with pushing early PVOD access.

Warner equally aggressive: Superman reportedly hits PVOD August 26th. 46 days after release

 

[Tha Realest]

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Continues Big Box Office Dive With 61% Drop

Disney and Marvel Studios’ "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" — which had a steep drop in business in its second Friday to Sunday frame — is continues its big box office dive in its third weekend in theaters.

www.forbes.com

 

[CoastalElite64]

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Weapons now estimated to open at $42.5 million ($70 million global), Freakier Friday $45 million global ($29 million domestic)

 

[Ghost93]

Weapons now estimated to open at $42.5 million ($70 million global), Freakier Friday $45 million global ($29 million domestic)

Very happy for Weapons. Freakier Friday's opening is respectable.

Personally I thought Freakier Friday was okay, not nearly as good as the 2003 film. Lindsay Lohan and Jaime Lee Curtis are great, but because the sequel involves a body swap with four characters instead of two, I think it gets too complicated for its own good. Sometimes simpler is better. Rather than playing Tess and Anna, Curtis and Lohan spend the bulk of the film playing the teenage girls, and those characters simply aren't as well defined.

That being said, I think it is still one of the better nostalgia cash grabs and I like that it wasn't a complete retread of the first movie. It did legitimately try to shake up the formula a bit, which is always preferable in my eyes.

 

[Baloo124]

Crazy bloody is not my jam, but spooky definitely is.

I'm the same way.

Not a fan of gross gore or jump scares. I want scary that sticks in the brain long after the movie is over.

 

[Disney Irish]

Just an FYI for what its worth.

Fantastic Four will officially cross $400M WW this weekend, and will likely move past Cap4 and possibly Shang-Chi next week. This puts it in the middle of the pack of all post-Endgame/post-pandemic MCU releases, only falling behind sequels with established characters.

So we'll see where it ends up when the final numbers are in, but so far one can see why Disney actually mentioned it as a success during the earnings call.

So F4 ended up passing Cap4 and Shang-Chi this weekend, WW total so far now sits at $434M.

The question is will it have enough gas to make it past $500M. Before this weekend I was leaning to no, but now after this weekend I might be leaning back the other way.