Not to mention, movies like Mario Bros, that was very average, made crazy money. Timing is also huge, Mission Impossible likely does much better with a different release date. Haunted Mansion, will also leave millions on the table by not having an October release date.
I think HM will lose money theatrically. Whether it becomes a cult classic decades from now is anyone’s guess.All very true. In America we call that being an "Armchair Quarterback" (I imagine there's a Dutch version of that saying that uses far more svelte and lithe athletes and their fans than we have), and I'm just as guilty of it as the next person. And it certainly makes conversations and discussions fun for amateur observers like myself.
But it's also a legitimate issue and concern that a once-consistent entertainment empire like The Walt Disney Company, who has the benefit of four lavishly funded and expertly staffed flagship studios, suddenly can't make a dime at the box office this summer.
Things were already not going well last year with Lightyear and Strange World, but this summer has been consistently disastrous. Indy 5's horrible results alone should get some folks fired in Burbank. But then add the weak profits from Guardians 3 that were blown out of the water by the hundreds of millions in losses from Elemental and Little Mermaid combined, and you have a real box office crisis for Disney.
What's left?... Haunted Mansion hits theaters in 4 days. And if that also loses tens of millions of dollars?
Both those films had pretty decent legs. After home video and pay Tv sales, Mermaid will break even at the very worstAll very true. In America we call that being an "Armchair Quarterback" (I imagine there's a Dutch version of that saying that uses far more svelte and lithe athletes and their fans than we have
But it's also a legitimate issue and concern that a once-consistent entertainment empire like The Walt Disney Company, who has the benefit of four lavishly funded and expertly staffed flagship studios, suddenly can't make a dime at the box office this summer.
Things were already not going well last year with Lightyear and Strange World, but this summer has been consistently disastrous. Indy 5's horrible results alone should get some folks fired in Burbank. But then add the weak profits from Guardians 3 that were blown out of the water by the hundreds of millions in losses from Elemental and Little Mermaid combined, and you have a real box office crisis for Disney.
What's left?... Haunted Mansion hits theaters in 4 days. And if that also loses tens of millions of dollars?
If this is the barometer we’re using, then a lot of people owe Kevin Costner an apology for all the grief over Waterworld, which has had success over three decades in multiple theme parks now
My impression is that they know there is an issue. Iger has described both Lightyear and Strange World as creative misfires, which is easy for him as he happened not to be CEO when they were released but also an acknowledgement of an issue. Either way, I don't think that is controversial in either of those cases.
Oppenheimer was amazing. As of now, best picture, best actor, best actress (Emily Blunt), best supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr), best score, best sound, best screenplay, best director. Not sure if Florence Pugh will end up with a best supporting actress nom but she was great too.
Kind of the reason why the original Lego Movie did so well.
Oppenheimer is not a very fx heavy film, its really just talking with some very nice cinematography. These type of films tend to cost a lot less to make.Just so we're all aware, I Googled the production budget for Oppenheimer. Universal only spent $100 Million on it.
And yes, it's bad that I can now put the word "only" in front of $100 Million, thanks to Disney's ridiculously bloated budgets.
They have an adult A24-esque Barney movie in the works, nothing is off the table.
That’s not all.
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Did you ever see my Barney movie trailer? I made it back in early 90s for a multimedia computer science class so it is pretty low res. It was called Night of the Purple Dinosaur. It's pretty bloody. Search youtube for it.
