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

[DCBaker]

I just saw the new Snow White trailer and it looks great. Are they running it before Moana 2?

I showed it to my husband and he wants to see it even though he has no interest in Disney movies. Cheers to the Evil Queen!

The trailer played before the showing I was at last Tuesday.

 

[TalkingHead]

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.

 

[TsWade2]

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.

 

[HauntedPirate]

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]

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.

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.

 

[MisterPenguin]

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.

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]

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.

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.

 

[TsWade2]

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.

Ugh!

 

[Disney Irish]

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.

Lol, you really need to get off that 2029 that doesn't even exist yet.

 

[TsWade2]

Lol, you really need to get off that 2029 that doesn't even exist yet.

I tried to tell him, but he won't listen. I can safely presume that he has autism like I do, but he needs to let it go and not get his hopes up.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

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.

I don’t think that PatF is going to get turned into a film. There isn’t really demand for that. The only reason Moana’s show was converted was because of the undeniable popularity of the original film. People like PatF, but not enough for Disney to spend the money to pivot away from a series that’d due to release in less than a year.

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

I don’t think that PatF is going to get turned into a film. There isn’t really demand for that. The only reason Moana’s show was converted was because of the undeniable popularity of the original film. People like PatF, but not enough for Disney to spend the money to pivot away from a series that’d due to release in less than a year.

Well, we’ll see what happens.

But I’d like to imagine there are at least c-suite level conversations at Disney headquarters going on now about doing that.

 

[easyrowrdw]

I certainly have no problem with people enjoying it, but it most certainly is not for me.

My issue is more that it is leaking into everything and you don't really get much if any straightforward good versus evil stories anymore. Everything seems to need to have nuance and respecting the villain or bringing down the hero or making endings that have indifference instead of good "triumphing". I feel like that should have a place as well but such black and white tales have been greatly reduced in mainstream entertainment.

I thought it was clever when I read The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. But that was about it. I have no interest in learning about why the wicked witch of the west isn’t so wicked or is wicked but has a good reason for it or whatever the story is. It’s like everyone forgot that the “true” story of the pigs was a joke.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

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.

This is different from any other point in movie history how?

 

[Ghost93]

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.

This is a fine short-term strategy, but Disney still needs to create new movies so that it can potentially launch future franchises. Disney wouldn't have gotten the profits of Moana 2 without first taking the chance on the then-unknown/original IP "Moana" back in 2016.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

This is a fine short-term strategy, but Disney still needs to create new movies so that it can potentially launch future franchises. Disney wouldn't have gotten the profits of Moana 2 without first taking the chance on the then-unknown/original IP "Moana" back in 2016.

It’s not a short term strategy, it’s a layered strategy, and it’s a measured risk strategy.

Look at TCM and see all the old movies that had many sequels. Nothing new under the sun.

 

[Indy_UK]

I give Disney a free pass on the sequels as it makes them big money and we want their box office to do well. They just need to remember that they need to make original stories in order to make sequels.

I need to be careful with the Moana burnout so quickly with a live action on the way too. That's probably also down to Dwayne Johnson also pushing the project.