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Guessing the longer pushback is due to wanting to get some voicework redone or a small story issue ala the EVE getting shocked thing with Wall-E. Thanksgiving was right there but methinks they want to push 2toopia because the animated sequels are all they got next year.

Fuck Bob Iger. Hope every studio CEO this year has a shitty Q4.

https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-box-office-forecast-disneys-wish-and-ridley-scotts-napoleon/ 3-Day (FSS) Opening Weekend Tracking Range: $45M-$65M Domestic Total Tracking Range: $185M-$289M

3-Day (FSS) Opening Weekend Tracking Range: $45M-$65M Domestic Total Tracking Range: $185M-$289M https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-box-office-forecast-disneys-wish-and-ridley-scotts-napoleon/ Goddamn @Shawn

I'm not anti-Disney. I don't think it's anti-Disney to say they had a shit year theatrical this year, shit I think Wish is doing the right steps to be a hit and am rooting for Wish to succeed. Probably shouldn't have made that smarmy joke about Iger in hindsight. They won't lose prime dates, I'm just saying they will likely get more competition on dates like we are seeing now for the non-mega sequels or Avengers movies. Both Wish and Elio have animated competition within the first week of release and I don't think that is entirely coincidence. They'll still claim the dates and again not saying everything is doomed - there's a lot of naunce. I'm just saying we likely wont see theaters be strong-armed to take lesser percentages or less constraint on mandatory screen space and more completion for stuff non guaranteed to be hits.

I mean I was expecting FNAF to have shit legs the second a Peacock release was announced. There seems to be an air of fans expecting it to be ass but still wanting it on the screen, I know that because I'm one of the demographics and was talking about it to my students and younger cousins.

Surprise surprise FNAF turned out to be shit. Who could've saw that coming lol. Don't matter. If the fanbase eats it up, it will be fine. These video game movies are essentially the new Disney remakes. Just give the fans their greatest hits and appeal to kids/teens and they'll be fine. There's a minuscule degree of separation between the Mario movie and the Disney renaissance live action remakes.

There's should be no good reason unless Deadpool 3/F4 wind up being whiffs on the level of say Eternals/Quantumania/Thor 4, Kang Dynasty should do sub 1B and KD also has that reception. I think sub Ultron though is pretty likely though if the same amount of apathy Marvels and Quantumania faced. Like 600/1300 domestic/worldwide. Otherwise 700/1500

I hope everything next year gets pushed back and everything this quarter bombs. Fuck those greedy ass CEOs. Surprised Iger could afford this move tbh. If Marvels and Wish bomb, Disney loses its bargaining power with theaters and it's chokehold on dates.

The lack of content for theatrical gave this product theatrical is nice. Maybe Gumball gets similar treatment.

Days of Future Past you mean?

If it's liked by the GA and families, it help boost the OW.

Finally the marketing guys are getting smarter for this. Guessing The Marvels’ upcoming underperformance put the fear of God of Iget and Ayaz.

It's growing on me a bit more than Tuesday now that there's context. Mixed on this one, seems they're going between a cross of Youre Welcome and Gaston but still not sure about the pop decision as it feels a bit generic especially when it builds to a sinister motif. That said, think it's easier to sing along to than This Wish even though I prefer that one over this. Glad it wasn't a How Bad Can I Be monstrosity.

Little to no effort is kind of harsh as I do think there's more relative care than the average remakes but what I meant is you really just need to make it feel like the games. As long that's capture the rest are afterthought. Ngl the Sonic movies and Illumination’s Mario are still better than the majority of video game movies because of their faithfulness and fun, and as a fan it's nice that those details are there. However, they really struggle in character arcs and pacing as films with those portions feeling like afterthoughts as again fans want the feel of game first and foremost, and for those with families to experience them with their kids. Which is in some ways similar to a lot of the main demographic of the Disney remakes, in that the catering is for families or kids/teens and the nostalgic adults.

Video game movies are just the new live action remakes. Like those remakes, little to no effort is needed to be considered good amongst it's target audience, just cater that nostalgia bug and you're good.

Okay it sounds a bit better now.

Maybe it'll sound better in context and with the full song but heavily disappointed with this so far. All that matters is the target audience digs it and maybe the other songs would be better was just hoping for a strong villain song. On the bright side, This Wish is showing steady traction on Youtube. Not like earth-shattering movement but the lyric video is at 700K views so far, and should reach 1M by the end of the week.

Illumination original or Nolan original.

And just like that I've lost almost all of my faith in the project being a hit as well as most of my interest. It's just a snippet but like it is pretty shitty. There shouldn't be a world where Trolls does a villain song better than Disney.

Think Kung Fu Panda 4 for July and Despicable Me 4 for the holidays.

I don’t believe it does. Flat said they wasn’t tracking them at first because they thought it wasn’t noteworthy.

Solid opening for Trolls. Slightly higher UK and Germany opening, stronger Brazil opening, and slightly less in France as Elemental. However with the exception of Brazil, the openings in those markets were weaker than Trolls 1. Think 300m OS is likely with a barren November.

My students were talking about this the other day. Even though they know it’s on Peacock, they want to see it in theaters.