Disney Analyst
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I've noticed this also, and frankly, I think that is partially what excites me for this film. Nostalgia, simplicity, and beauty.
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Wish (Walt Disney Animation - November 2023)
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I've noticed this also, and frankly, I think that is partially what excites me for this film. Nostalgia, simplicity, and beauty.
TP2000
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Critics aren't exactly thrilled with Wish apparently.
And this was the film they spent $300 Million on to produce and market to celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary?
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And this was the film they spent $300 Million on to produce and market to celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary?
Disney’s ‘Wish’ Stumbles With Critics, Could Be Another Bomb — World of Reel
The 3-day box-office forecast for “Wish” currently stands at around $40 million. You also shouldn’t be so shocked to learn that “Wish” cost $200 million to produce. That’s another ridiculously high budget for a Disney movie.
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You're making it worse for me! I guess it's going to flop! Goodbye Disney animation!Critics aren't exactly thrilled with Wish apparently.
And this was the film they spent $300 Million on to produce and market to celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary?
Disney’s ‘Wish’ Stumbles With Critics, Could Be Another Bomb — World of Reel
The 3-day box-office forecast for “Wish” currently stands at around $40 million. You also shouldn’t be so shocked to learn that “Wish” cost $200 million to produce. That’s another ridiculously high budget for a Disney movie.
TP2000, you are the most depressing person I’ve ever meant!
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TalkingHead
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Peanuts is a comic strip and tv special IP, not a feature film property. Not an insignificant point.
Marionnette
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You've said that already. Why not give yourself a little time out? Hunger Games got poor-to-mediocre reception from critics but the audience scores are great. The same could happen with Wish. Although truthfully, I'm not expecting it to be a blockbuster at the theaters. Families have become accustomed to the convenience of streaming and they're willing to wait.
Phroobar
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Not true.
| A Boy Named Charlie Brown | December 4, 1969 | National General Pictures |
| Snoopy Come Home | August 9, 1972 | National General Pictures |
| Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown | August 24, 1977 | Paramount Pictures |
| Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) | May 23, 1980 | Paramount Pictures |
| The Peanuts Movie | November 6, 2015[2] | 20th Century Fox |
There is also the musical, You're a good man Charlie Brown.
Phroobar
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Except Five Nights at Freddy's opened in theaters and streaming on the same day and it still made more money than most of Disney's summer "blockbusters". I guess Disney fans only go to the parks and watch cartoons at home.
Joel
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I am not always 100% serious on these forums, but I am when I say this: I worry about you sometimes. It cannot possibly be healthy to have your psychological state so closely tied to a movie studio's success. There are many, much more important things in life. It's going to be okay, no matter how critically or financially successful this or any other movie ends up being.
Marionnette
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How many parents were taking their kids to see Freddy's? Totally different audience demographic.
Phroobar
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I did. The theater was full of families with kids between 9-14.
I’m sorry. I guess I was very upset and shocked with the reviews. And TP2000 always announce bad news which kind of upsets me. Now I don’t know Wish is going to be successful or not. I blame the Hollywood strike. I need a break from this! I’m sorry if I’m a deluded person.
I have known a few people in my life that are apart of Peanuts fandom and were big into collecting peanuts merchandise… so I am still a bit surprised… I am not a huge Peanuts fan though so maybe I am wrong… I did watch the movie though and it was better than I anticipated
Phroobar
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What does the Hollywood strike have to do with it? It wasn't delayed by that.
I don’t know, I’m just upset right now.
Marionnette
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I tend to ignore the critics. There are a lot of movies that get panned by the critics and I personally love them. Then again, there are critically acclaimed movies that leave me saying "What the what what?!!" In the end, if you enjoy it that's all that matters. Disney will continue to make animated feature films because that's their niche.
Okay, I hope it’s a box office success.
Disgruntled Walt
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So anyway, aside from plotting the demise of all of the critics, what are people's thoughts on Wish's box office expectations?
Sir_Cliff
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So far, this doesn't seem to me like a case of reviews that would sink a movie's chances. It's more a case of reviews that don't really help.
I suspect whether this movie succeeds or fails in its first weekend will have a significant amount to do with whether the public mood is behind going back to the cinemas to see a film in the classic Disney style of princesses, villains, sidekicks, and songs. As the promotional campaign has ramped up, I think they've done a good job of making this seem like a Disney movie in that vein and Adriana DeBose has done a particularly good job in interviews of pushing that angle and talking about herself as a Disney kid who grew up with all the 1990s films for which there is now a lot of nostalgia.
Longer term, I guess we'll see if audiences like it more than critics.
I suspect whether this movie succeeds or fails in its first weekend will have a significant amount to do with whether the public mood is behind going back to the cinemas to see a film in the classic Disney style of princesses, villains, sidekicks, and songs. As the promotional campaign has ramped up, I think they've done a good job of making this seem like a Disney movie in that vein and Adriana DeBose has done a particularly good job in interviews of pushing that angle and talking about herself as a Disney kid who grew up with all the 1990s films for which there is now a lot of nostalgia.
Longer term, I guess we'll see if audiences like it more than critics.