Box-Office Showdown (11/25-11/27) Strange World, Glass Onion, Devotion

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Strange World


Glass Onion


Devotion

[John1701D]

Glass Onion might have had a chance at number one but Netflix will kill it I think.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by John1701D

Glass Onion might have had a chance at number one but Netflix will kill it I think.

It's not even playing at my Regal. Neither is The Fabelman's.

I know most will think why pay to see it. When I can wait to get it part of my subscription and I don't have to leave the comfort of my house.

2020 really screwed theaters. Studios in a panic throwing everything online didn't help. And now people are spoiled by it. Can't give a dog a bone and then take it away and expect the dog to haply.

[erixon20]

I am seeing Glass Onion tomorrow-but its limited release for it is not good.

[d2cheer]

Does Netflix ever report boxoffice? I don't believe I have seen it anywhere before.

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by d2cheer

Does Netflix ever report boxoffice? I don't believe I have seen it anywhere before.

Never. Good to be a studio, right?

Netflix will shout out viewing estimates if a movie does well on its platform, like The Gray Man or Bird Box, though.

[Farerb]

How Disney Animation Lost the Box Office Crown to Universal for 3 Straight Years – With No Turnaround in Sight
https://www.thewrap.com/disney-anima...ice-universal/

[Farerb]

Strange World
Walt Disney Animation
Total Loss: -$152.4M

It’s not enough to say that original animation is a challenge at the box office when it comes to Strange World‘s failure. The movie centered on a family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures. Some might say Disney’s embrace of a gay character in the film turned off red-state audiences, while critics found the fantasy pic to be clunky and incomprehensible, and the animation retro and stale. Disney nonetheless supported the movie with a full theatrical release and dated it during their traditional five-day Thanksgiving launchpad, where it saw a record-low start for a Disney Animation title during that frame with $18.8M. Disney knew the goods were soured and had Strange World on Disney+ a month later, by December 23. Disney has done better in their first go-rounds with original IP in Wreck-It Ralph and Zootopia. However, one thing is clear: post-pandemic, it is getting whipped at the box office by Illumination with Minions: Rise of Gru and The Super Mario Bros Movie.

Lightyear
Pixar/Walt Disney
Total Loss: -$106M

One would think an extension of the Toy Story franchise, a spinoff about Buzz Lightyear, would be a sure-fire win, but devoted fans weren’t thrilled that Tim Allen wasn’t doing the voice-over (Chris Evans took over), not to mention their issues with the movie taking liberties with Toy Story canon. The $50.5 million domestic start wasn’t going to get Lightyear to the moon at the summer box office. Also potentially impacting grosses: former moviegoers getting too comfortable with seeing Pixar movies at home on Disney+ after Soul and Turning Red were sent straight to the service. Per CEO Bob Iger, Disney is returning to the regular Toy Story franchise with a fifthquel. With an A- CinemaScore, Lightyear had the lowest grade to date for a Toy Story movie. Critical reception fell from the typical 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes to 74% on Lightyear.

https://deadline.com/2023/04/biggest...es-1235325138/

[50strat54]

Bad year for Disney...

But quietly Universal with their small budget horror films and animation are making BANK!

Blumhouse and Illumination two of the best deals they made.