LittleBuford
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He’s supposed to be precocious and nerdy. His look seemed (to me at least) very much in keeping with his character.
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Haunted Mansion
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erasure fan1
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They explain it by him telling Ben that people don't like him because he makes sure no one runs, is quiet in class.... So yea, the way he dressed is very much how they were framing the character.
MarvelCharacterNerd
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I honestly thought both mom and kid were dressed in period clothes because they would turn out to already be ghosts.
Otherwise it made no sense to me. There's nerdy and then there's dressing decades out of style.
Otherwise it made no sense to me. There's nerdy and then there's dressing decades out of style.
Disstevefan1
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Good movie. This one I watched for "free" on D+ not bad, not great, just a good movie.
Did folks subscribe to D+ to see this? Probably not.
Did folks subscribe to D+ to see this? Probably not.
Disney Analyst
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Just watched.
I enjoyed this. A fun film, a nice heart to it regarding grief, but still light, and funny. Loved all the Easter eggs.
I enjoyed this. A fun film, a nice heart to it regarding grief, but still light, and funny. Loved all the Easter eggs.
The big take away for me is very few people have Peacock
SplashJacket
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The big takeaway is big IP that feels fresh.
TP2000
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Apparently only 25 Million American households have Peacock. That's not a small number, but to your valid point, it's clearly still a minority of Americans.
The big take away thus seems to remain, Five Nights At Freddy's sold more tickets globally in its first 3 days than Haunted Mansion sold in the past 3 months.
Not saying people were not interested.. people did go see it… but it is also a result of a lot less people have the paid version of Peacock than most other subscription services… remember how every movie apart of HBO Max’s day and date failed… The Suicide Squad deserved better… so yes people were interested… also not as many people have Peacock
Not denying Freddy’s success… in fact I am happy for it as someone who loves the theatrical experience and was worried about movie theaters continue existence during the pandemic (not anymore). I do think Freddy could have done even better if it went to theaters only
Haunted Mansion was also released late July and by the time Halloween season rolled around people figured it would be on Disney Plus soon… Do I think it would of been a success… No… as it is not a good movie, but neither is Freddy’s I Thought… and apparently most Disney fans disagree with me so what do I know… I do think Disney left some money on the table by not releasing during the Fall season
Hawkeye_2018
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Our family enjoyed FNAF way more than the HM film
Basil of Baker Street
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This was always my take as well. Who was asking for another HM movie? Now we have 2 bad HM movies. Will be the same story with Tower of Terror assuming it's still green lit when we come out of the strikes.
Phroobar
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Too bad we never got the Del Toro version but he doesn't need Disney for a haunted house movie.
When will people start asking for completely original ideas again…RIP The Creator
Hawkeye_2018
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I think there could be potential with Tower of Terror. It really depends on if they are just doing something to be basically a commercial for the ride or if they don't play it safe and do something unique
TP2000
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I don't disagree with any of that. Disney made some odd decisions all around for Haunted Mansion, and it flopped.
The problem is that Haunted Mansion wasn't just a one-off flop in a string of successes. It was instead Disney's sixth flop in a row in a 2023 string of what is now nine flops and counting. (Next up to try to break that flop chain, The Marvels...)
As for Freddy's, which many of us had never heard of until a week ago, I can't imagine it will have staying power at the box office. It's now November 1st, Halloween is over, and we're heading quickly into a slate of mega-budget family films to take us through Thanksgiving and Christmas. I would imagine Freddy's has a very steep drop off at the box office from here and is likely gone from theaters three weeks from now. A flash in the pan, if you will.
And yet, Freddy's doesn't need to have legs at the box office. With its $25 Million budget and modest marketing it broke even after its second day and has already made a tidy profit after just five days; Freddy's is now at $22 Million profit and counting, and Haunted Mansion was a $167 Million loss.