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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 23, 2023 16:56:18 GMT -5
Another strong week as it's at 356 million. Not sure how much it needs to break even but it seems to have softened the blow it was expected to take as it's developing a following. Usual math is 2.5 times the budget, so it'd likely need about $500 million to break even. Doubt it'll hit that, but hopefully the movie managing to hold so well and claw its way ever closer to that mark will be a cue to Disney to actually, like, market Pixar movies again going forward. This probably would've done well if they'd actually treated it as important. Granted I think that's kind of a broader Disney problem. A lot of their stuff these days feels like they just kind of plop it out there and go, "We're Disney, that'll sell it," and it keeps not doing so.
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Post by chrom on Jul 23, 2023 17:07:42 GMT -5
Another strong week as it's at 356 million. Not sure how much it needs to break even but it seems to have softened the blow it was expected to take as it's developing a following. Usual math is 2.5 times the budget, so it'd likely need about $500 million to break even. Doubt it'll hit that, but hopefully the movie managing to hold so well and claw its way ever closer to that mark will be a cue to Disney to actually, like, market Pixar movies again going forward. This probably would've done well if they'd actually treated it as important. Granted I think that's kind of a broader Disney problem. A lot of their stuff these days feels like they just kind of plop it out there and go, "We're Disney, that'll sell it," and it keeps not doing so. That's a good point.
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Post by Renslayer on Jul 26, 2023 11:56:19 GMT -5
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Post by chrom on Jul 26, 2023 12:03:24 GMT -5
So like The Little Mermaid, there's a chance it may in fact turn out a profit.
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Post by chrom on Jul 31, 2023 18:12:52 GMT -5
Well it's currently just under 400 million but it seems like it's gonna finish off around the 415-420 range.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 31, 2023 18:56:49 GMT -5
Elemental may or may not be projected to do badly ~rajah dot com
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Post by Fade on Jul 31, 2023 19:28:24 GMT -5
Well it's currently just under 400 million but it seems like it's gonna finish off around the 415-420 range. *snicker*
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Post by Renslayer on Aug 3, 2023 12:07:04 GMT -5
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Aug 3, 2023 12:36:28 GMT -5
Pixar’s Elemental: bet?
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 3, 2023 12:53:21 GMT -5
Kids movies have long legs I never understood the need to cut the legs out from under them in this new movie era
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 3, 2023 14:45:44 GMT -5
What's insane is how it's possible $400 million, like the +$500 million for The Little Mermaid, may still be seen as a disappointment by Disney.
It's been said a million times, but it's like where big video game developers are these days: unless you sell an ungodly amount of units/make a billion at the box office, it's somehow a problem.
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Post by salz4life on Aug 3, 2023 16:29:51 GMT -5
Have they announced when this will be on D+?
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 3, 2023 18:38:00 GMT -5
Have they announced when this will be on D+? Don’t think so, but it hits digital August 15 and BD/DVD on September 26. I’d guess it launches on D+ on or shortly after Sept 26
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Post by chrom on Aug 3, 2023 18:42:14 GMT -5
What's insane is how it's possible $400 million, like the +$500 million for The Little Mermaid, may still be seen as a disappointment by Disney. It's been said a million times, but it's like where big video game developers are these days: unless you sell an ungodly amount of units/make a billion at the box office, it's somehow a problem. If Blu Ray and Digital sales do well, it probably make up for the rest of the losses and make it profitable.
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 3, 2023 19:59:28 GMT -5
What's insane is how it's possible $400 million, like the +$500 million for The Little Mermaid, may still be seen as a disappointment by Disney. It's been said a million times, but it's like where big video game developers are these days: unless you sell an ungodly amount of units/make a billion at the box office, it's somehow a problem. It's not enough to make a lot of money. You have to make ALL the money or the shareholders throw a fit.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 3, 2023 20:15:36 GMT -5
This just made Universal look even worse for pulling Ruby Gillman after like fifteen days in the theater... literally set up to fail.
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Post by chrom on Aug 15, 2023 18:24:50 GMT -5
Continues to be a sleeper hit as it's at over 440 million.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 15, 2023 18:37:58 GMT -5
Over 450 Million in the Box to end the run, best original animated film at the Box since like 2017, and now officially on Digital
This one will have some weird history when all is said and done with how bad its first week was and how pleasant its run ended up being by the end
Maybe other studios should take note and not kill an animated film by giving it a two week airing window, looking at you, poor Ruby Gillman...
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 15, 2023 19:08:57 GMT -5
Over 450 Million in the Box to end the run, best original animated film at the Box since like 2017, and now officially on Digital This one will have some weird history when all is said and done with how bad its first week was and how pleasant its run ended up being by the end Maybe other studios should take note and not kill an animated film by giving it a two week airing window, looking at you, poor Ruby Gillman... Being fair Ruby Gillman was absolutely never going to have this kind of run in it. It made less in its entire run than Elemental made in its opening weekend even with how bad that was, there was never going to be a return on investment on it.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 15, 2023 19:19:50 GMT -5
Over 450 Million in the Box to end the run, best original animated film at the Box since like 2017, and now officially on Digital This one will have some weird history when all is said and done with how bad its first week was and how pleasant its run ended up being by the end Maybe other studios should take note and not kill an animated film by giving it a two week airing window, looking at you, poor Ruby Gillman... Being fair Ruby Gillman was absolutely never going to have this kind of run in it. It made less in its entire run than Elemental made in its opening weekend even with how bad that was, there was never going to be a return on investment on it. I still think it had some life in it, and with what Puss in Boots and Elemental have done, it's showing the first week doesn't always matter Idk if Ruby woulda made its money back but word of mouth is starting to matter a bit.
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