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

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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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.
 
TP2000

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DKampy said:
I would expect Oppenheimer to have the biggest pop of the award movies… It got the biggest award of the night… If I was an Academy award voter… I would of even voted for Oppenheimer… It was my number 1 movie for 2023… but that does not say that Poor Things was any less great…it was firmly in my top 10 for the year at #4
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EPCOT-O.G. said:
Didn’t you see what happened yesterday? The “Oscar bump” at the box office suddenly became a streaming boost.
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For those keeping score at home, here is what the "Oscars Bump" looked like so far this week for Poor Things. Plus Oppenheimer, which anecdotally was the only Oscars thing that popped up on my phone's news feed Monday morning as Best Picture winner.

The Morning After The Oscars - Monday March 11th
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Tuesday, March 12th
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Wednesday, March 13th
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Thus far since the Oscars on Sunday, Poor Things has done $127,421 in box office ticket sales, and Oppenheimer has done $113,016 in box office ticket sales.

Granted, Poor Things is 3 months old and Oppenheimer is now 8 months old, but if there ever was such a thing as an Oscars Bump at the box office after the ceremony, it doesn't look like a very impactful phenomenon here in the 2020's.
 
BuddyThomas

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TP2000 said:
For those keeping score at home, here is what the "Oscars Bump" looked like so far this week for Poor Things. Plus Oppenheimer, which anecdotally was the only Oscars thing that popped up on my phone's news feed Monday morning as Best Picture winner.

The Morning After The Oscars - Monday March 11th
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Tuesday, March 12th
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Wednesday, March 13th
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Thus far since the Oscars on Sunday, Poor Things has done $127,421 in box office ticket sales, and Oppenheimer has done $113,016 in box office ticket sales.

Granted, Poor Things is 3 months old and Oppenheimer is now 8 months old, but if there ever was such a thing as an Oscars Bump at the box office after the ceremony, it doesn't look like a very impactful phenomenon here in the 2020's.
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As has already been explained to you multiple times:

It. Is. On. A. Streaming. Service.
 
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TP2000

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BuddyThomas said:
As has already been explained to you multiple times:

It. Is. On. A. Streaming. Service.
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So there's no such thing as an Oscars Bump anymore? I was told there would be an Oscars Bump. 🤔

The way to show that their films no longer fail in the marketplace is to have them start making films that succeed in the marketplace. Especially the films that cost them $150 to $300 Million to produce.

Because their current financial trajectory on those mega-budget films is not sustainable. Luckily, Bob seems to have finally acknowledged that. Now let's see if they can turn the ship by 2025 or '26.
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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As I noted a few months ago…
EPCOT-O.G. said:
The Oscar bump phenomenon has been tapering off in recent years, becoming particularly acute during Covid years. For example, yes, Oscar nominated films made $82M in box office between the nomination announcements and the Oscar’s - and 7/8 of that yield was from Avatar 2.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/10/oscar-box-office-bump-shrinking.html

The reduction in theaters - not expansion - is a worrisome trend. Weeks ago some here explained Poor Things would be going wider about now - not contracting. The subject matter of the film also makes it a bit less accessible to the viewing public at large.

“It’ll get a big Oscar bump!” is starting to sound like “Haunted Mansion is going to get a big Halloween bump.”
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I ended that post with,

“It’ll get a big Oscar bump!” is starting to sound like “Haunted Mansion is going to get a big Halloween bump.”
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