Eric Quinn

No. Audiences don't want to see Disney or Pixar movies in theaters anymore. The convenience is way too good, whether we like it or not. And there's no way you can change things back. I know it sucks to hear all this, but it's best to accept the facts. Be better for everybody really, since Disney loses a lot of bargaining power now.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-10 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 249 7689 44115 17.43% Total Seats Sold Today: 184 Comp 0.451x of Spider-Man: No Way Home T-10 (22.57M) 1.430x of The Batman T-10 (30.9M) 0.748x of Doctor Strange 2 T-10 (26.94M) 1.253x of Thor 4 T-10 (36.34M)

One Piece Film: Red Greater Philadelphia Area Seat Report T-3 and Counting Sellouts Showings Seats Sold Total Seats Perct Sold TOTALS 0 46 429 7679 5.59% Comp 0.390x of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 T-3 (1.12M) 0.444x of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero T-3 (1.91M)

Quorum Updates Armageddon Time T-4: 14.13% Awareness, 5.04 Interest Creed III T-123: 42.17%, 6.14 Shazam! Fury of the Gods T-137: 38.88%, 5.57 The Super Mario Bros. Movie T-158: 45.12%, 6.19 Fast X T-200: 40.8%, 6.18 One Piece Film: Red T-4: 20.22% Awareness, 4.73 Interest *Note that One Piece Film: Red's Final numbers are subject to change* Final General Awareness: 5% chance of double-digit opening General Interest: 24% chance of double-digit opening Violent Night T-32: 27.75% Awareness, 5.62 Interest T-30 General Awareness: 35% chance of double-digits, 12% chance of 20M General Interest: 84% chance of double-digits, 80% chance of 20M Original - Low Awareness: 75% chance of 5M, 40% chance of 10M Original - Low Interest: 67% chance of 5M, 33% chance of 10M The Whale T-39: 21.09% Awareness, 5.05 Interest T-30 General Awareness: 35% chance of double-digits General Interest: 71% chance of double-digits Original - Low Awareness: 75% chance of 5M, 37.5% chance of 10M Original - Low Interest: 67% chance of 5M, 33% chance of 10M M3gan T-67: 30.51% Awareness, 5.81 Interest T-60 General Awareness: 96% chance of double-digits, 85% chance of 20M, 77% chance of 30M General Interest: 93% chance of double-digits, 86% chance of 20M, 79% chance of 30M Horror Awareness: 100% chance of 30M Horror Interest: 100% chance of 40M

No, the 46M box office represents US viewership. And sure, not every single person watched the whole thing. But I would think most would stick with it and watch until the end, so this is all a very rough estimate.

When I first heard the title, I assumed it was a Kung Fu Panda rip-off about a cartoon dog that knows karate or something. Not what I got!

Netflix's Top 10 archive says it was watched 27.2 million hours worldwide. That would translate to about...12.95 million views globally. Using Nielsen's domestic numbers of 470 million minutes viewed on its opening weekend, that gives us 3.73 million views. Ticket prices of like $12.50, or whatever the ATP of 2021 was, would be about...46M. So...yeah, I guess Clay really is onto something, because that's probably what it would have made if given a 2018 theatrical release.

I mean I watched movies at home and watched tons of football games in my house when I was a kid and I turned out fine as a "young, hip liberal". Just because Netflix is popular doesn't mean people at large refuse to socialize or are total shut-ins. And if we're talking "a divided nation", as somebody on the spectrum and bisexual, I really don't want to feel connected with people who hate my very existence.

This right here is why "dark" movies do so much more for me emotionally. People will try to say things will get better and to stop focusing on the cruelties of the world, but it all rings as hollow attempts to distract from the fact that global warming is killing us and fascism is still on the rise, with so much progress that was once made completely tarnished and thrown away by a growing disdain against intellectuals and scientists (congrats to Brazil though for waking up from all that trash, though who knows for how long). Trying to create movies that exist to give happy thoughts, that try to tell us things will get better because Tom Cruise will save the day, isn't close to reality. It's all a lie that doesn't make me feel better over the fact that the world is set to collapse before I even retire. With a sad movie, I may be bummed, but it at least lets me think about what's going on in real life. That's so much more rewarding than a farce with a smiley face on it

Honestly I'm the opposite. A good dark and sad movie is like catharsis. Really gives me a chance to express my emotions on any issues I'm facing from the real world. Distracting it with a goofy comedy or upbeat film doesn't distract me at all, because I'm still thinking about how sad and frustrated I am and end up not getting anything out of the Bob's Burgers episodes I typically laugh at. Obviously not trying to discredit the other side, because they deserve entertainment that makes them feel good, but I really hope the current world affairs doesn't mean "dark" or "depressing" movies will go away forever. Because honestly, trying to force optimism in everything would have some real bad repercussions.