TP2000
Well-Known Member
I still think it's ridiculous to release Elemental in June, competing against Disney's own Indiana Jones 5, along with other blockbusters like Spiderverse 2, Transformers 5 (or 6?), The Flash, etc.
June is way too overstuffed and moving Elemental to a July release date would give it more room to breathe. Even if Elemental is great, I feel like this movie is being set up for failure by being released along with several major blockbusters with built-in fanbases.
I get your concern, but I think this speaks to the continuing hubris and ego of Pixar execs and their big bosses at Disney.
They apparently still think just by slapping "Pixar" on the title card the movie still has a built-in fanbase of American families. And it's increasingly apparent that they don't have an automatic lock on that demographic any more.
I get thinking the calendar is crowded, but the general audience for most those films does not really crossover with the audience for Elemental.
Is there any similar, family animation coming out in June?
Good point. Disney/Pixar animation almost always releases a movie in June. Because traditionally any Disney or Pixar animated movie was the de facto Big Family Hit of the summer that American families automatically flocked to.
That is obviously no longer the case. Burbank bosses destroyed that business model and the trust of American families the last few years.
But, assuming Elemental is a big hit, it should be fine releasing in June because the summer movie market has always been big enough to support multiple blockbusters in one summer. Just last summer was a perfect example of that, with several superhero/teen movies doing right around a Billion (with a B!) in box office against the Billion Plus megahit Top Gun: Maverick. All while Pixar's Lightyear had a production budget of $200 Million and then fell flat on its face and lost at least a couple hundred million dollars for Emeryville.