Casper Gutman
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Hey, if Ruby Gillman opens to about a third of what Elemental made in its first weekend, do we all declare that Universal is doomed? I mean, Fast X didn't do great and Mario was a co-production so it doesn't count.
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Elemental (Pixar - June 2023)
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Disney Analyst
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So Flash and Transformers may not even make it in the top 5??
No surprise there.
Disney Analyst
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Well, I’m still not convinced it’ll do well at the box office, but this is indeed positive news.
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TP2000
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Elemental won't make as much as Lightyear, but now at least it will be much closer to Lightyear and can't be compared to Strange World.
So that's a win. For somebody.
wtyy21
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This is the positive news for Elemental despite initial underperform opening weekend. However, the achivement may be surpassed by a of Disney-Lucasfilm-Paramount co-production film set to released this friday and expected a big opening weekend for the film.
Let's hope Elemental kept its positive box office performance against the competition from a male-driven film.
Casper Gutman
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Why yes, a Pixar original being extremely well liked and exhibiting strong legs as the brand struggles to rebuild after years of damaging release decisions in an incredibly unstable box office environment is good news. It's good news for anyone who likes Pixar in particular or original animation in general.
Of course, we'll all be watching Ruby Gillman closely this weekend, right? Because we genuinely want to gain a full understanding of the post-covid entertainment landscape and aren't just trying to push a context-free narrative largely based on culture war grievances, of course,
mickEblu
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Ruby Gillman looks terrible though so I’m not sure it’ll be a good apples to apples comparison.
Well that's weird. I mean, they did very well with The Bad Guys and Puss In Boots Last Wish.
mickEblu
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Puss in Boots was pretty good. Didn’t see Bad Guys. Why is it weird though? Just because they made a couple good movies, they can’t put out a stinker? And who knows, maybe it’ll be good. Looks terrible though IMO.
Casper Gutman
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Puss in Boats 2 and Bad Guys were absolutely excellent, far and away the best films Dreamworks has produced. I loved them.
They both opened worse then Elemental
I don’t think Gillman looks bad. It’s just an incredibly rough environment for original animation.
Tha Realest
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Puss in Boots cost $100M to produce vs Elemental’s $200M, and pulled $500M at the box office.
The Bad Guys was produced for $70-$80M,
And made $250M at the WW box office.
Elemental has made $126M worldwide to date.
Are you seeing the problem yet?
TP2000
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Pixar "insiders" are now blaming bad marketing, Disney+, and Bob Chapek for Elemental's struggles at the box office.
www.insider.com
Pixar is scrambling to win back its audience
Sources within Pixar and industry experts told Insider that Disney+ and a lack of tough love are to blame for the slump at Disney's animation house.
www.insider.com
TP2000
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Thank goodness for small favors.
Universal will probably lost money on this one, even though it only had a $70 Million production budget (one third of Elemental's budget).
Phroobar
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I don't think Universal caries about that one. It is like a leftover that didn't get released during covid. Mario made up for it.Thank goodness for small favors.
Universal will probably lost money on this one, even though it only had a $70 Million production budget (one third of Elemental's budget).
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What is making up for TLM and Elemental's losses? It ain't Indy.
Ghost93
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I think Indy will end up being a bigger flop than Elemental or TLM when all is said and done. It's budget is $350 million, so it needs at least $700 million to break even.