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Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs
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TP2000
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Well, true, but that was after a very difficult and unprofitable few years at the box office.
This feels like things are almost back to normal; where Disney pumps out tentpole after tentpole (up next; The Lion King 5) that does boffo at the box office with ease and grace, each with an endcap in the Target toy department. If not a Happy Meal.
At least until Snow White in March.
LittleBuford
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I merely responded to what you actually wrote.
BrianLo
Well-Known Member
One year, it really was only 2023. There’s a lot of mental math needed to ignore 2022’s Avatar 2, Thor 4, Doctor Strange MoM and Wakanda Forever.
Only WDAS has been fairly bumpy with a two flop run until now and Star Wars of course non existent. Pixar actually has been fairly consistent with one exception in 2023. Same with Marvel. 20th has been shockingly consistent and then Disney Live Action a veritable train wreck of phoned in remakes as it has more or less been for a decade under Alan.
Mr. Sullivan
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It seems pretty inevitable that Moana 2 is going to cross a billion before the end of the year. Absolutely am anticipating the announcement of another sequel to a recent film in the coming months. My bets are on an Encanto follow up right now.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
It wasn't last week when I went, don't know about this week.
Chi84
Premium Member
That’s a missed opportunity.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
Interestingly, it played before Wicked. I can’t recall if it played before Moana 2 also.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
As I mentioned previously in this thread (I believe it was here), it was playing in-front of Wicked.
So they are playing it to similar audiences, so not really a missed opportunity in my opinion. Also I suspect it'll play in-front of Mufasa.
WDS had fixed their theatrical flop problem by pretty much stopping all theatrical wide-releases up until now.
Coming out of the pandemic, those releases have been:
2020 Mulan
2021 Cruella
2021 Jungle Cruise
2023 The Little Mermaid
2023 Indy 6
2023 Haunted Mansion
A mixed bag, IMO.
WDS made plenty of other content in that time frame, but it was all shunted to D+. Mercifully, considering it included the Live-Action Pinocchio and other forgettable stuff.
Upcoming...
2024 Mufasa
2025 Snow White
2025 Stitch
2025 Freakier Friday
2025 TRON: Ares
I have yet to see the new Snow White trailer to any movie I have seen…that includes Wicked and Moana
The trailer played before the showing I was at last Tuesday.
TalkingHead
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So they’re making live-action Moana (when’s that open?) and Moana 3. I guess when you stop successfully introducing new franchises you have to keep going back to the well. Suppose they’re cashing out in 2024 while they still can.
They'll still do originals! Give them time! And besides, they have to do sequels to get back on the box office.
When? Every non-Pixar animated movie on the announced slate into 2027 is either a sequel or a live-action remake. That also doesn't count Toy Story 5 or Incredibles 3.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
There is Elio and Hoppers, which I know are technically Pixar, but still I think the idea is that Disney is working on originals, WDAS should not be far behind.
Well, both Raya and Encanto had great critics' and audience scores, but floundered financially in the post-Covid malaise.
Strange World and Wish, however, failed on all accounts.
That's why the mandate to stick with proven franchises. Very clearly announced by Iger in quarterly calls.
Once everything is buoyed up with tentpole hits, I'm sure they'll return to new stories (as if most of their stories weren't already from fairy tales and children's books).
DisneyWarrior27
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I kinda hope they hold off on Encanto 2 and Moana 3 until 2030 and 2031, since 2025-2028 already has Zootopia 2, an untitled original, Frozen III, and Frozen IV.
Plus, there’s still the ever lingering possibility Tiana gets turned into The Princess and the Frog 2 for movie theaters in 2029.
So… don’t rush those two films.
