'Strange World' Disney's 2022 Animated Film

[Disstevefan1]

Same here, except for Top Gun: Maverick, which I saw at a drive-in cinema (only because it happened to be playing that night, not because I sought it out). Luca was my favourite of the lot, and Lightyear my least favourite.

I liked all these movies.

Of these movies I want to re watch, the order is Top Gun Maverick, Luca, Encanto, Lightyear, Strange World.

 

[RobWDW1971]

Streaming success of a tentpole film is based on acquisitions (new signups + first click) which are traditionally driven by box office success.

Disney+ is a replacement for Disney’s previous Pay 1 deals so if the film does not meaningfully drive acquisition or reduce churn (both highly unlikely), it will not be significantly additive financially.

A film with a disastrous box office will also suffer in ongoing home entertainment sales and rentals (EST/PVOD/Physical).

Downstream international deal terms (pay/broadcast) are also pegged to box office so the historic financial pain of this film is just beginning.

Look for Disney to “memory hole” this film on future earnings calls and focus on Avatar and BP2.

 

[RobWDW1971]

No kidding. It's fascinating to see Disney stumble like this several times in a row now. It's bizarre, quite frankly.

Meanwhile, just 3 miles up the Ventura Freeway in Studio City, Universal is routinely doing great business with their animated movies.

And Puss In Boots is hugely popular overseas as well, where Strange World had an even worse showing in overseas markets than it did in it's already disastrous US domestic market.

Puss In Boots: Day 20 in Global Theaters = $201 Million global box office
Strange World: Day 47 in Global Theaters = $67 Million global box office

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What’s even more compelling is that Puss in Boots has been available to watch in the home (purchase or rent on premium VOD) since Day 16 of release and families are still choosing to see it in theaters. Conversely, Strange World was exclusively available in theaters for 30 days.

Will be interesting to see the impact on the box office curve (adjusted for seasonality) over the next few weeks as Universal experiments with early EST/PVOD on a successful family title.

Unlike Strange World, the film is a hit with parents, word of mouth and exit scores are stellar, and there isn’t controversy in countless thousands of audience reviews, Twitter comments, and parent Facebook pages.

Funny how that works….

 

[DKampy]

Same here, except for Top Gun: Maverick, which I saw at a drive-in cinema (only because it happened to be playing that night, not because I sought it out). Luca was my favourite of the lot, and Lightyear my least favourite

Of the Disney/pixar I saw…my fav was Soul…it somehow really connected with me

 

[LittleBuford]

Of the Disney/pixar I saw…my fav was Soul…it somehow really connected with me

I wanted to like it, but it didn’t resonate with me for some reason. The same goes for Raya and the Last Dragon. I much prefer Strange World to either of them.

 

[Chi84]

What’s even more compelling is that Puss in Boots has been available to watch in the home (purchase or rent on premium VOD) since Day 16 of release and families are still choosing to see it in theaters. Conversely, Strange World was exclusively available in theaters for 30 days.

Will be interesting to see the impact on the box office curve (adjusted for seasonality) over the next few weeks as Universal experiments with early EST/PVOD on a successful family title.

Unlike Strange World, the film is a hit with parents, word of mouth and exit scores are stellar, and there isn’t controversy in countless thousands of audience reviews, Twitter comments, and parent Facebook pages.

Funny how that works….

Where are you seeing all that controversy? I’ve looked through several sources and I’m not seeing it - certainly not “countless thousands.”

 

[DKampy]

I wanted to like it, but it didn’t resonate with me for some reason. The same goes for Raya and the Last Dragon. I much prefer Strange World to either of them.

Yeah I have heard that from other people…by the end I was emotional

 

[LittleBuford]

Yeah I have heard that from other people…by the end I was emotional

I feel Pixar’s more recent offerings elicit surprisingly different reactions from different people. Onward had me bawling my eyes out, yet many regard it as mediocre.

 

[ElvisMickey]

Bowing out for tonight. R.I.P. Lisa Marie…horrible

 

[DKampy]

I feel Pixar’s more recent offerings elicit surprisingly different reactions from different people. Onward had me balling my eyes out, yet many regard it as mediocre.

Yeah…I also heard mixed reactions on Turning Red…I actually thought it was quite good… and thought it good of done well if given the theatrical treatment

 

[Heppenheimer]

Of the Disney/pixar I saw…my fav was Soul…it somehow really connected with me

I really wanted to like Soul. Pixar movies often have convoluted plot mechanisms, but they usually build to a satisfying emotional climax. For me, Soul just didn't hit the landing.

And for a movie about jazz... would it have killed them to find a jazz musician to compose the score? No offense to Trent Reznor, but jazz is not his genre.

 

[DKampy]

I really wanted to like Soul. Pixar movies often have convoluted plot mechanisms, but they usually build to a satisfying emotional climax. For me, Soul just didn't hit the landing.

And for a movie about jazz... would it have killed them to find a jazz musician to compose the score? No offense to Trent Reznor, but jazz is not his genre.

Yes I have heard that argument before as well as people didn’t care for the main character being a cat during much of it and I understand where they are coming from, but at the end of the day it still resonated with me

 

[Phroobar]

I really wanted to like Soul. Pixar movies often have convoluted plot mechanisms, but they usually build to a satisfying emotional climax. For me, Soul just didn't hit the landing.

And for a movie about jazz... would it have killed them to find a jazz musician to compose the score? No offense to Trent Reznor, but jazz is not his genre.

It was a good adult oriented Pixar film.

 

[Rich T]

Universal recently did something very smart: They put the entire amazing opening sequence of Puss in Boots TLW On Youtube to let the movie simply speak for itself.

If you haven’t seen this film yet, and just want to see what the hype is about, fast forward ahead to 4:40. This insane sequence—I think it might be my favorite animated scene of all time. The way the painting-come-to-life art style allows the director to play with frame rates and poses so that every single moment reads and strikes with razor-sharp precision—It’s just so much fun! And the MUSIC!!!

Comparing it to Strange World’s frenetic-but-muddled action scenes… Disney needs a shake-up.

 

[LittleBuford]

I think it might be my favorite animated scene of all time.

That would be Maleficent’s showdown with Philip for me!

 

[Phroobar]

Looking how messed up Hollywood is, Strange World will probably will best animated feature. I guess Disney's gift baskets must be better than Universals.

 

[LittleBuford]

Looking how messed up Hollywood is, Strange World will probably will best animated feature. I guess Disney's gift baskets must be better than Universals.

I very much doubt it. It didn’t exactly receive rave reviews.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I think it leaning to Pinocchio (Guillermo Del Toro’s version).

 

[Rich T]

Looking how messed up Hollywood is, Strange World will probably will best animated feature. I guess Disney's gift baskets must be better than Universals.

I don’t think so, as it’s pretty universally been reviewed as a good-not-great movie. Then again, ho-hum TS4 beat out Klaus, so… yeah…

At this point I’d vote for Puss in Boots TLW as it’s a crowd pleaser AND a great story about mortality AND tries something different style-wise… but I’d be very happy if Del Toro’s Pinocchio wins. I think most people would, even those who haven’t seen it, because Disney’s botched remake was so weak.

My prediction: Del Toro’s Pinocchio.

 

[Phroobar]

I don’t think so, as it’s pretty universally been reviewed as a good-not-great movie. Then again, ho-hum TS4 beat out Klaus, so… yeah…

At this point I’d vote for Puss in Boots TLW as it’s a crowd pleaser AND a great story about mortality AND tries something different style-wise… but I’d be very happy if Del Toro’s Pinocchio wins. I think most people would, even those who haven’t seen it, because Disney’s botched remake was so weak.

My prediction: Del Toro’s Pinocchio.

I would agree with that. Del Toro's Pinocchio was pretty darn awesome. Klaus was definitely the superior movie over TS4.