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

[brideck]

Heartbroken at how much I disliked Sonic 3. Genuinely do not understand how this got an 86% RT.

Yeah, it's an interesting split. It's Metascore is only 59, so it's like a plurality of critics gave it 3 stars out of 5 -- just good enough to be considered fresh.

 

[erasure fan1]

Sonic 3 opened $12M less than the second did just 2 years ago (and 3 cost $32M more to make), that doesn't appear to be an upward trend to me.

It's the highest rated of the three with fans and critics. It's got great word of mouth. It's an upward trend to me. We'll see what the final numbers are going to be but as of this moment, the arrow is pointing more north than South in my opinion. The difference with me, is I can adjust, even when it's a property close to my heart. I've been a Sonic fan for 33 years. Bought it when it released for the Genesis, sonic cd is still hooked up on my tv using original hardware. If this movie does significantly less than the last, sure, then it's on a downturn. It only needs 350 to 360 mil to break even at worst. So we'll see how it ends up.

 

[coffeefan]

On the subject of Moana 2 and Mufasa being released too close together, next year Disney has:

May 23: Lilo and Stitch remake
June 13: Elio

The “original non-IP stories bomb” are already being written.

And after releasing one Marvel film this year:

Feb: Captain America
May: Thunderbolts
July: Fantastic Four

There’s gonna be MCU oversaturation at some point. Only question is how much and when.

Elio is the only Disney original and non-remake/ non-IP/sequel releasing next year I believe. So I sure hope all the people that complain about remakes and IP sequels are the first in line to see it.

 

[Disney Irish]

It only needs 350 to 360 mil to break even at worst.

That might be where it ends up based on this opening. But yes we'll see where it ends up in the final tally.

And just note I'm not rooting for it to do badly, I don't do that with any film no matter the franchise or studio unlike some posters around here. I want all films to do good as that is what leads to a better box office overall. So I got no skin in the game as it were.

 

[Ghost93]

Elio is the only Disney original and non-remake/ non-IP/sequel releasing next year I believe. So I sure hope all the people that complain about remakes and IP sequels are the first in line to see it.

I'll see it. I saw Raya, Encanto, Strange World, Wish and Elemental in theaters, so I've done my part to support original animation from Disney/Pixar, even if the movies themselves haven't always been great.

Would have seen Soul/Luca/Turning Red in theaters is they hadn't been sent straight to streaming.

And just note I'm not rooting for it to do badly, I don't do that with any film no matter the franchise or studio unlike some posters around here. I want all films to do good as that is what leads to a better box office overall. So I got no skin in the game as it were.

I want good movies to do well and bad movies to flop. Mufasa is kind of a mixed bag, so I don't care too much either way how it financially performs. I'm just glad it was much more enjoyable than the 2019 Lion King.