DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

[Professortango1]

We're living in a time where bad tv shows (the Watchmen and Lovecraft Country) and bad movies (Soul) win awards because of diversity.

The Watchmen was fantastic! Lovecraft Country was definitely uneven, but the book isn't that great either. I will say that Turning Red was one of Pixar's best in recent years. As for Encanto, the music is catchy but the lyrics are pretty bad and the movie's plot is a bit clunky. The main character is the reason why the movie is watchable for me, but nowhere near a Moana or Tangled in terms of recent Disney animated films.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I was hoping for racist dog whistles in here. It had been a few days.

 

[James Alucobond]

dog whistles

That implies subtlety. When you just straight up say it, it’s more a klaxon.

 

[Starship824]

... And before you blame Covid for it's dismal box office.

... Spiderman: No Way Home came out less than a month later.

Spider-Man was so obviously the exception to this rule. Please stop trying to spin this false narrative that Encanto is a flop when in every metric aside from box office it was a massive success. You don't have to like it but to try to make these convoluted arguments that it was a flop is just weird.

 

[Timothy_Q]

A super hero movie based on Marvel's most popular character made more money than an original animated musical?

Wow shocking

 

[MisterPenguin]

We're living in a time where bad tv shows (the Watchmen and Lovecraft Country) and bad movies (Soul) win awards because of diversity.

Stupid Walt making Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros and cramming Latin American foreign culture down the throat of pure-blooded Mericans. The corporation did it again!!!!

 

[sedati]

The Watchmen was fantastic!

The Watchmen was the illusion of fantastic. I have never seen a promising show fall so completely apart by the end since... Lost.

None of the problems were with diversity. They all fall onto Damon Lindelof who I am consistently shocked still finds work.

 

[sedati]

I had no idea this creature exists, but now if there is at least one animal exhibit in the Tropical Americas please let it be the "Ghost Bird" aka Potoo:



Perfect creature to encounter on the way to Indiana Jones.

 

[Professortango1]

The Watchmen was the illusion of fantastic. I have never seen a promising show fall so completely apart by the end since... Lost.

I'd throw in Wanda/Vision and Game of Thrones. Luckily, I avoided Lost until after the ending, so I just skipped it all together.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Big difference, Mary Poppins has GREAT music and GREAT dance sequences.

And Bert whose madly in love with Mary Poppins, which he even says in a song.

I'm sure you're convinced of these things.

Good day.

 

[Brer Panther]

Please stop trying to spin this false narrative that Encanto is a flop when in every metric aside from box office it was a massive success.

I mean, for movie studios, isn't how much money a film makes at the box office the only thing that makes it a success in their eyes?

 

[Starship824]

I mean, for movie studios, isn't how much money a film makes at the box office the only thing that makes it a success in their eyes?

Yes, and it probably made all that back in merchandising and music and Disney plus ad revenue.

 

[Gusey]

I mean, for movie studios, isn't how much money a film makes at the box office the only thing that makes it a success in their eyes?

It's always been more than just box office. Merch sales, streaming numbers on Disney+, awards, and especially with Encanto, the performance on the billboard charts/music downloads.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Encanto has also made $13M in DVD/Bluray sales. It's also Video on Demand with a cost to 'rent' or 'buy' on a whole bunch of streaming services.

D+ brings in billions of dollars per year in subscription fees. The minutes watch accrues to Encanto and D+ pays DAS for the use of Encanto. So, on DAS's books, Encanto's revenues are much more than the theatrical Box Office take.

Encanto has surely made an overall profit buy now.

Sure, Disney doesn't have bragging rights for a blockbuster Box Office, but they have something more important to a corporation: profit.

Also, Disney knows that Encanto's underperformance was their own fault by cutting short its theatrical run and announcing when it will be on D+. That was part of the frenzy of streamers fighting over the number of subscriptions. Encanto's theatrical take was sacrificed to boost D+ numbers. So, it would be odd for anyone at Disney to hold that against Encanto for not having a blockbuster Box Office.

 

[Fox&Hound]

I think an important part of success today deals with how a movie makes a cultural impact (social media and general buzz). Encanto had that in spades.

 

[Mike S]

Encanto has also made $13M in DVD/Bluray sales. It's also Video on Demand with a cost to 'rent' or 'buy' on a whole bunch of streaming services.

D+ brings in billions of dollars per year in subscription fees. The minutes watch accrues to Encanto and D+ pays DAS for the use of Encanto. So, on DAS's books, Encanto's revenues are much more than the theatrical Box Office take.

Encanto has surely made an overall profit buy now.

Sure, Disney doesn't have bragging rights for a blockbuster Box Office, but they have something more important to a corporation: profit.

Also, Disney knows that Encanto's underperformance was their own fault by cutting short its theatrical run and announcing when it will be on D+. That was part of the frenzy of streamers fighting over the number of subscriptions. Encanto's theatrical take was sacrificed to boost D+ numbers. So, it would be odd for anyone at Disney to hold that against Encanto for not having a blockbuster Box Office.

Disney+ only just started making money last month and it’s likely that’s because Hulu is now lumped in.

Disney’s streaming business turned a profit for the first time

Disney Plus didn’t add many subscribers, though.

www.theverge.com

 

[Pi on my Cake]

I'd also add that Encanto even with its lower box office made more than any Muppets movie ever has even adjusting for inflation and its not even close. Box Office (especially post pandemic) does not tell the whole story

 

[Timothy_Q]

I mean, for movie studios, isn't how much money a film makes at the box office the only thing that makes it a success in their eyes?

Merch is way more important long term than box office

Disney has a history of movies that opened to mild or bad numbers and went on to still sell merch 50 years later
Something that almost only Disney manages to do

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

We're never getting a ride with this tone again. I think that's sad.

Not from Disney at least

 

[DisCOT_97]

Yes. This. Thank you.

Is Indiana Jones really that much more popular than dinosaurs are? The most recent film flopped.

This is the most puzzling thing about this whole retheme. The recent movie flopped big time and wasn’t well received. Isn’t Disney all about metrics with their ride choices. What exactly makes them believe that Indy will sell more merch than dinosaurs (which will always have some appeal)? The IP is practically irrelevant with people under 30.