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

[Nevermore525]

Not picking on you, but these stories that a film released today made more than the previous one two decades earlier really need to take inflation into account. It’s like saying Patrick Mahomes current contract will earn him 4x the amount of JP Morgan’s net worth at its peak. Factually true but also disproportionate given inflation.

Taking inflation into account to me really only says more people went to the movies back then because it was cheaper, their dollars went further so they could do more of those things, and there were less alternative viewing options.

There’s so many other factors other than just a simple adjustment for inflation even with a 20 year gap.

Only point in posting that article was that it had passed $300M WW according to them

 

[Disney Analyst]

 

[Nevermore525]

DWP 2 over an estimated $433M globally after this weekend:

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) - Box Office and Financial Information

Financial analysis of The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) including production budget, domestic and international box office gross, DVD and Blu-ray sales reports.

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[Nevermore525]

Domestic Weekend Estimates Mothers Day Weekend 2026:

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[MisterPenguin]

We need more movies about haute couture.

 

[Nevermore525]

We need more movies about haute couture.

 

[Nevermore525]

Including 2025 holdovers Disney became the first studio of 2026 to pass $2B globally at the box office:

 

[MisterPenguin]

 

[TP2000]

Taking inflation into account to me really only says more people went to the movies back then because it was cheaper, their dollars went further so they could do more of those things, and there were less alternative viewing options.

I would agree that taking inflation into account when you are only looking back 5 years is integral to the conversation, because we just came through one of the worst bouts of inflation of the past 60 years or so in 2021-2023.

But when you start looking back decades, then it becomes more about how much more affluent we are today than we were in the 1960's or 70's. Or, God forbid, the 1940's or earlier. Because middle-class Americans have vastly more wealth and access to resources and technology than we did 50+ years ago.

There’s so many other factors other than just a simple adjustment for inflation even with a 20 year gap.

On the note above, I think the 20 year point is about where it starts to make even more sense. 20 years ago was when technology was changing how we as Americans consume movies fast, in addition to our growing wealth making it all possible.

 

[TP2000]

I see that The Devil Wears Prada 2 had a nice weekend, with moderately strong legs. Probably lots of young ladies taking their mom's out to the movies for that one, which was a wise move for the Burbank schedulers. It's going to make a nice profit. Incidentally, I was out to dinner tonight with gentlemen of a similar mindset as me, and not one of them mentioned Devil 2.

Also this weekend, Hoppers has fallen to 335 theaters in the USA and pulled in $200,000 this weekend domestically.

We can put Hoppers into the history books now, by proactively and generously rounding up to $383 Million for its ending global box office, and giving it a Metric system profit of $4 Million. It's safe to say there will not be a Hoppers 2: Hop 'Til You Drop.

Hoppers: Production Budget $150 x 2.5, Minus Global Box Office $383, Divided by Two = $4 Million Profit

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[DKampy]

As per usual my wife and I went to the movies on Sunday as that is the one day we are both off from work….we saw The Sheep Detective ( had no interest in Mortal Kombat) did not have great interest at first… but the fantastic reviews had me curious… and I was happy with my decision…. It is a great family movie

But holy cow was the theater crowded…. When I first purchased tickets for the movie online between 4-5 hours before showtime it was nearly sold out(did not expect that for that little film)…. We bought the last 2 seats together other then the very front couple of rows

When we arrived it felt like Christmas Day… the parking lot was full…. And we had to wait in a line just to get through the doors of the cineplex

Had me thinking studios really should start marketing for Mothers Day…. There seems to be great financial potential there

I also wonder if that may have hurt Mortal Kombat’s ticket sales… that does not feel like a movie for the mom demographic…. Although I also felt like that movie was being a bit overhyped by some

 

[Hawkeye_2018]

Michael is certainly a success. But I still have to laugh at some people who said it was going to do a billion.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Michael is certainly a success. But I still have to laugh at some people who said it was going to do a billion.

You really don’t.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Saw DWP on Friday night, after re-watching the first one at home.

Glad I did, or I would have missed some things.

I found it enjoyable. Probably slightly more than the first.

Word-of-mouth on my Facebook page has been all over the place. Might just be cattiness. I don’t know. I liked it.

 

[Disney Analyst]

 

[Disney Analyst]

 

[BrianLo]

We can put Hoppers into the history books now, by proactively and generously rounding up to $383 Million for its ending global box office, and giving it a Metric system profit of $4 Million. It's safe to say there will not be a Hoppers 2: Hop 'Til You Drop.

As a good counter discussion point, 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (397WW, Budget 160) is now getting a sequel. Hoppers was called out as a successful new IP launch on their quarterlies.

Executives won’t be mandating one and not to say I think there will be one; but these bubble box office films are considered a bit more successful internally than you think.

 

[Disney Irish]

As a good counter discussion point, 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (397WW, Budget 160) is now getting a sequel. Hoppers was called out as a successful new IP launch on their quarterlies.

Executives won’t be mandating one and not to say I think there will be one; but these bubble box office films are considered a bit more successful internally than you think.

I'd say that Hoppers has a greater chance of getting a sequel than in the past, the threshold for theatrical "success" is lower now as we know.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I'd say that Hoppers has a greater chance of getting a sequel than in the past, the threshold for theatrical "success" is lower now as we know.

Especially if they wait some time like Inside Out. Hoppers will likely grow a following and have bigger success with a sequel.

 

[easyrowrdw]

As a good counter discussion point, 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (397WW, Budget 160) is now getting a sequel. Hoppers was called out as a successful new IP launch on their quarterlies.

Executives won’t be mandating one and not to say I think there will be one; but these bubble box office films are considered a bit more successful internally than you think.

Apes is a now an almost 60 year old franchise, with 10 movies (not sure if Disney owns them all), and even a bit of a movie staple. I expect they get a nice bump to the existing titles with each new movie and that factors into the decision. I’d think Hoppers would need to be a decent hit on streaming to justify a sequel. We’ll see