I really think it's this. A huge chunk of the potential audience have just been told that if they wait a little while they'll basically get it for free. Adding in the ability to pay to watch it at home if you're really dying to see it, this seems like kind of a hard sell in the theatres.
No. Disney and other major studios have shortened their 'windows' in light of the world wide pandemic. Theaters don't like it, but the alternative is that the major studios would do what Warner Bros did and release all their movies on streaming this year.
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Raya is doing worse than "Tom and Jerry" in China:
"Despite its emphasis on Asian representation and Southeast Asian themes, Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” failed to soar in China"
"Although it was the only new title of note to premiere this weekend, “Raya” made less in its three-day China opening than Warner Bros.’ hybrid live-action animation “Tom and Jerry” did last weekend"
China Box Office: Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Flames Out at Third
Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” failed to soar in China, opening third with $8.4 million despite its emphasis on Asian representation.
Hey! You just learned to post the same last-week's headlines that were already posted in this thread. Such cleverness!!Raya is doing worse than "Tom and Jerry" in China:
"Despite its emphasis on Asian representation and Southeast Asian themes, Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” failed to soar in China"
"Although it was the only new title of note to premiere this weekend, “Raya” made less in its three-day China opening than Warner Bros.’ hybrid live-action animation “Tom and Jerry” did last weekend"
China Box Office: Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Flames Out at Third
Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” failed to soar in China, opening third with $8.4 million despite its emphasis on Asian representation.
Dragons from outside European cultures tend to have fur and scales just like Shisu, the world is big and cultures evolve over time with some parallels. This can be seen in the many variants of what people consider dragons.
Yeah I think it even beats Onward which essentially shut down after two weeks because ALL theaters were closed.
Yes, it is... weird.
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Of course it is. Disney hasn't done itself any favors over the years either. They have done a fantastic job of making themselves an easy target for criticism. And the society that we have fostered is one that embraces, if something isn't for me, I must try and purge it from the earth.
How so? (about them making targets of themselves?)
Things like the live action remakes, a lot of people, not just fans, think it's lazy. Them letting the parks stagnate for years with very little added. All while implementing masive price increases and making record profit. The overall treatment of the theme parks. And I won't really go into detail but the way political stuff has been handled from star wars to splash mountain. There is a lot of people who will side with Disney on just about everything. But it really isn't a wonder why a large number of people want them knocked down a peg or two.
The only thing that is or seems valid is the price hike. That seems more like a panic button during the pandemic but yeah, it was going on before that.
For the most part, it doesn't. But someone asked why people seem to root for it to fail even though they haven’t seen the film. And you might not believe any of it is valid, but it is valid to a lot of people. These things have been discussed in many threads. Most of them have ended up in the political forums so I won't expand on it here. You might side with Disney on these things, and that is fine. But a lot don't.
Not any more. Raya has passed your gold standard of cinema, Tom and Jerry, in China.