YM! Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 52 minutes ago, filmlover said: The Little Mermaid/Spider-Man/Elemental/Ruby Gillman pileup over a 6 week span is definitely because studios want those summer weekdays when kids have extended off time from school. The former two are certain to play much more broadly than the others as obvious 4-quad blockbusters, so it doesn't seem impossible that all of these can co-exist just fine, though there's also Transformers/The Flash/Indiana Jones in the equation as PG-13 tentpoles that will be aiming for some family dollars as well. It still remains crazy to me just how crowded this summer is while September and October remain largely barren-looking, and I doubt anything moves at this point since their marketing campaigns seem locked in. I feel Gillman would've thrived in a mid September spot and had time to build a strong marketing campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Puss in Boots renewed my faith in animated films quite a bit. Hopefully Mario and Spider-Verse further restore studios faith in animated films as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyDargon Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Spiderverse and Mario will both have a substantial adult audience, which makes opening a "pure kids movie" vs. them even more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Atreides Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 This whole "let's give kids absolutely nothing, then crowd everything in the summer" strategy Hollywood is doing post-COVID is so unbelievably stupid. Like my theater was playing Trolls 3 up until this weekend, because there was nothing for families that already saw Wonka and Migration to go to. It's so stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Netflix deserves a lot of the blame for this with their infiltration of the kids entertainment market coupled with their pathological aversion to movie theaters. Orion and the Dark could've been a solid enough family holdover releasing in early February. Also mind-bogglingly idiotic unforced error on Neon's part not taking advantage of Robot Dreams' Oscar buzz. March had been looking pretty stacked a year ago, sadly both Elio and Spiderverse flew the coop. January does look like it'll have more going for it next year though with Paddington and Dogman. Edited March 1 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 8 minutes ago, AniNate said: Netflix deserves a lot of the blame for this with their infiltration of the kids entertainment market coupled with their pathological aversion to movie theaters. Orion and the Dark could've been a solid enough family holdover releasing in early February. Also mind-bogglingly idiotic unforced error on Neon's part not taking advantage of Robot Dreams' Oscar buzz. March had been looking pretty stacked a year ago, sadly both Elio and Spiderverse flew the coop. January does look like it'll have more going for it next year though with Paddington and Dogman. Netflix is Netflix. The blame is primarily on Disney. Yes there was a pandemic but Luca and Turning Red did not have to be streaming exclusives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) I mean, they're the only ones who tried to liven up the winter slate at all. Not Disney's fault no one else wants to release their movies in theaters now. You can blame them for Elio I guess but there were evidently extraordinary circumstances of some sort involved in that decision. Edited March 1 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Maybe movies aimed strictly at kids with little to appeal to adults are simply not good box office? Someone said Gillman would have done well in September. If it was the same film that was released, it still would have bombed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/1/2024 at 9:17 AM, AniNate said: Netflix deserves a lot of the blame for this with their infiltration of the kids entertainment market coupled with their pathological aversion to movie theaters. Orion and the Dark could've been a solid enough family holdover releasing in early February. Also mind-bogglingly idiotic unforced error on Neon's part not taking advantage of Robot Dreams' Oscar buzz. March had been looking pretty stacked a year ago, sadly both Elio and Spiderverse flew the coop. January does look like it'll have more going for it next year though with Paddington and Dogman. Netflix wants to stick to what it is sucessful at, and not get spend heavily in an area is is not really famaliar with. You have to understand how expensive it is to get a movie into theaters. Tens of mIllions of dollars if you do it at a minimum level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) No, they clearly can afford it at this point. One way or another they're gonna have to move in that direction if they still want their movies to get awards attention with these new qualifying rules, though doesn't look like they're gonna even bother giving Orion and the Dark a chance. Edited March 12 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Curiously, most of the few family films that have opened after 2021 have been quite succesful. Super Mario Bros Across the Spider-verse Minions 2 The Little Mermaid Wonka Puss in Boots Sonic 2 Sing 2 Elemental TMNT Migration Trolls 3 The bad guys Super-Pets Even minor films had solid runs, like Boy and the Heron, Paw Patrol or Lyle, Lyle Crocodyle. The only clear underperformers are Wish, Ruby Gillman, Lightyear, Strange World and Paws of Fury. In the end, 13 films clearly directed to families have grossed 100M+ since 2022, and 5 of them over 200M. That's very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Man Standing Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 30 minutes ago, stripe said: Curiously, most of the few family films that have opened after 2021 have been quite succesful. Super Mario Bros Across the Spider-verse Minions 2 The Little Mermaid Wonka Puss in Boots Sonic 2 Sing 2 Elemental TMNT Migration Trolls 3 The bad guys Super-Pets Even minor films had solid runs, like Boy and the Heron, Paw Patrol or Lyle, Lyle Crocodyle. The only clear underperformers are Wish, Ruby Gillman, Lightyear, Strange World and Paws of Fury. In the end, 13 films clearly directed to families have grossed 100M+ since 2022, and 5 of them over 200M. That's very good! I mean it's not that curious, low supply vs high demand. It's curious that Hollywood aren't releasing more kids movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 13 minutes ago, Last Man Standing said: I mean it's not that curious, low supply vs high demand. It's curious that Hollywood aren't releasing more kids movies. As you say, it's curious, because the demand is clearly there, but still schedule have been almost void of kids movies for months. At least, this will change soon. Until the end of 2024 we have If, Garfield, Inside Out 2, Despicable me 4, Robot Dreams, Harold and the purple crayon, Transformers One, The Wild Robot, Moana, Mufasa and Sonic3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) Yeah, it does look like a pretty consistent slate after IF, although we did think this month looked stacked a year ago so we'll have to see. Bit of a gap after Wild Robot but I'm not gonna complain about that. Edited March 12 by AniNate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
