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

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DKampy

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celluloid said:
You left out The Holdovers.
A Hulu bump is not a theatrical box office bump.

So which is it? People saw movies that have been out of theaters for longer are seeing them now that they are back in after award recognition?

Or they saw movies on streaming services more after award buzz?
The answer is of course both, also the fact that you have to admit Poor Things is brand new to Hulu...so no, it does not have to be award bump correlated. It has only been on Hulu for a week.

The other Oscar bumps happened to bump both streaming and box office.

It did not receive the theatrical bump others here were saying award season would.
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Yeah… the holdovers got a bump due to it being added to theaters for Oscar week… some people went to see it as they noticed it got some Academy Award nomination and it is not on any streaming service as of yet… but it still only made a whopping 12.00 average per theater yesterday… I still hope it makes more as it is a great movie and I was disappointed when it was pulled from theaters for VOD… I felt they left money on the table during the holidays

I had also hoped Poor Things would not of gone to streaming till after the Academy Awards… I get it… Disney was looking for synergy… have an awards favorite on your streaming service the weekend of the Oscars and it might even boost the Academy Awards ratings which is airing on your network… but Poor things is doing as well(and it is doing well)on Hulu because of it’s awards recognition
 
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celluloid

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DKampy said:
Yeah… the holdovers got a bump due to it being added to theaters for Oscar week… some people went to see it as they noticed it got some Academy Award nomination and it is not on any streaming service as of yet… but it still only made a whopping 12.00 average per theater yesterday… I still hope it makes more as it is a great movie and I was disappointed when it was pulled from theaters for VOD… I felt they left money on the table during the holidays
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Not true. It was on Peacock for a long while and got taken off just recently.
Which points out another weird move by Disney to rush because they feared no theatrical bump as the rest of your post points out.

More odd desperation from Bob not willing to take risks.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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celluloid said:
Yes. They want as many as possible. The other films got more of each. Theatrical pulls more weight for revenue with good playing still. The nature of the business still.
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There is a reason why Disney released Poor Things to streaming a week before Oscars instead of a week after. Its so they could get all the revenue from ads by viewers who saw it in the run up to the Oscars.
 
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celluloid

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Disney Irish said:
There is a reason why Disney released Poor Things to streaming a week before Oscars instead of a week after. Its so they could get all the revenue from ads by viewers who saw it in the run up to the Oscars.
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See above, becuase its theatrical bump was not going to be a likely thing. You are just confirming the point. Ha. Only some here think being able to stream hurt it theatrically. It was not going to likely get the bump people were claiming would happen either way. You are just repeating that Disney wants to make any money they can, of course.
 
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DKampy

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celluloid said:
Not true. It was on Peacock for a long while and got taken off just recently.
Which points out another weird move by Disney to rush because they feared no theatrical bump as the rest of your post points out.

More odd desperation from Bob not willing to take risks.
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Ahhh… I knew Oppenheimer was on peacock but was not aware of The Holdovers… but they again like the majority of the people I don’t subscribe to Peacock
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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celluloid said:
See above, becuase its theatrical bump was not going to be a likely thing. You are just confirming the point. Ha. Only some here think being able to stream hurt it theatrically. It was not going to likely get the bump people were claiming would happen either way. You are just repeating that Disne wants to make any money they can, of course.
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Sure Jan GIF
 
Ghost93

Ghost93

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
The fake shock?

She’s great…but the “I’m so surprised” at the Oscars needs to be reserved to actual shockers…which rarely happen

Poor E Blunt is down the Kate winslet road now
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I think it's less shock and more concern about the backlash she inevitably got on Twitter from people who were hoping Lilly Gladstone would be the first Native American woman to win Best Actress.

Stone also seemed quite supportive of Gladstone throughout the Oscar race. It's possible, since Stone already had an Oscar for La La Land, that she genuinely was rooting for Gladstone to win. Stone didn't need another Oscar.

I would have liked to see Gladstone win, but Emma Stone winning was not a "robbery" like some claimed. Stone gave her best career performance to-date in Poor Things.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Ghost93 said:
I think it's less shock and more concern about the backlash she inevitably got on Twitter from people who were hoping Lilly Gladstone would be the first Native American woman to win Best Actress.

Stone also seemed quite supportive of Gladstone throughout the Oscar race. It's possible, since Stone already had an Oscar for La La Land, that she genuinely was rooting for Gladstone to win. Stone didn't need another Oscar.

I would have liked to see Gladstone win, but Emma Stone winning was not a "robbery" like some claimed. Stone gave her best career performance to-date in Poor Things.
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Good points…

You assume Hollywood is gonna do the “progressive” thing…and that was definitely Gladstone and not stone (I got my Emmas tangled)
 
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Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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celluloid said:
That is a good speech bit. My favorite was when Oppenheimer won for its Cinematographer, the most respected film of the event and he said aspiring filmmakers should try shooting movies on this thing called celluloid.
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I enjoyed that as well

But we know Nolan is the “anti-Lucas” when it comes to techno shortcuts

I’d love for him to reboot the Bat in DC again…nobody has been able to touch him…with all due respect to Tim Burton
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
I enjoyed that as well

But we know Nolan is the “anti-Lucas” when it comes to techno shortcuts

I’d love for him to reboot the Bat in DC again…nobody has been able to touch him…with all due respect to Tim Burton
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Well Reeves can't seem to get Batman2 made, as its been delayed until fall 2026 (if that sticks), so Nolan should take another crack at it.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
Not as much heart as Nemo, up, cars or you story 2…but really enjoyed it

What I took away is it seems the plot is nearly the same…they’ve added new characters just to do it…and replaced Lewis black. The last is a tired and old tactic at this point.
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Lewis Black isn't replaced, he is back as Anger.

The only two that didn't return are Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader (as Disgust and Fear respectively), both for contract disputes I believe.
 

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