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The 2023 Disney Failure Thread
Saturday, August 19, 2023 3:54 PM
JAYNEZTOWN
Saturday, August 19, 2023 4:10 PM
6IXSTRINGJACK
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 12:51 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 08/14/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 NOTE 1: I have decided to add the 2.5x Rule of Thumb and mark the existing numbers as the 2.0x Rule of Thumb that has been suggested by Variety magazine when discussing how much money Disney is losing on movies. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of both figures. However, I will still keep any movie that grossed more than 2 times the Production Budget in the Winners category for now. For more information on this, look earlier in the thread. NOTE 2: For clarity and to lessen bloat, I'm going to remove any comments I've made about weird international numbers fluctuating. You're going to see weird things happen here, like movies making a lot of money one week despite almost making nothing in the domestic box office, and other weeks where they lose money with no explanation. This just seems par for the course with international numbers, and I don't feel like cataloging it anymore. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $845,095,527 (338% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$345,095,527 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$220,095,527 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $563,000,108 (225% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,000,108 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$61,999,892 The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (235% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $443,632,320 (222% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$43,632,320 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$56,367,680 Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $370,440,577 (123% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$229,559,423 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$379,559,423 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $3,104,332 (40% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$12,895,668 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$16,895,668 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $75,754,219 (48% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$240,245,781 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$319,245,781 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$124,992,781 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$825,492,781 YET TO BE RELEASED: A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown... At least $130 Million... two years ago. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/04/11/disneys-bill-for-the-marvels-came-to-130-million-two-years-ago/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Untitled Disney Film [] (December 1st, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 1:19 PM
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 11:19 PM
SECOND
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: Disney 2023 Box Office Losses as of 08/21/2023: TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$101,854,038 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$802,354,038
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 11:37 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: Disney 2023 Box Office Losses as of 08/21/2023: TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$101,854,038 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$802,354,038 • Disney gross profit for the quarter ending June 30, 2023 was $7.859B, a 0.47% increase year-over-year. • Disney gross profit for the twelve months ending June 30, 2023 was $28.776B, a 3.06% increase year-over-year. • Disney annual gross profit for 2022 was $28.321 B, a 27.07% increase from 2021. • Disney annual gross profit for 2021 was $22.287B, a 3.62% increase from 2020. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/DIS/disney/gross-profit 6ix, while you concentrate on "Losses" making movies, you missed the bigger picture. And "Losses" for movies are unlike losses for airlines that spend billions on fuel and loans for airplanes, you know, externalities. Disney spends billions on one part of Disney paying a different part of Disney for office space and props used to make movies. The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
Monday, August 28, 2023 7:09 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 08/21/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 NOTE 1: I have decided to add the 2.5x Rule of Thumb and mark the existing numbers as the 2.0x Rule of Thumb that has been suggested by Variety magazine when discussing how much money Disney is losing on movies. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of both figures. However, I will still keep any movie that grossed more than 2 times the Production Budget in the Winners category for now. For more information on this, look earlier in the thread. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $844,613,256 (338% of Production Budget) *Lost $482,271 from last week on international numbers 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$344,613,256 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$219,613,256 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $561,375,067(224% of Production Budget) *Lost $1,625,041 from last week on international numbers 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$61,375,067 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$63,624,933 The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (235% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $458,277,109 (229% of Production Budget) Up $14,644,789 from last week as of 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$58,277,109 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$41,722,891 Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $371,212,967 (124% of Production Budget) Up $772,390 from last week as of 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$228,787,033 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$378,787,033 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $3,427,908 (44% of Production Budget) Up $323,576 from last week as of 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$12,572,092 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$16,572,092 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $85,259,519 (54% of Production Budget) Up $9,505,300 from last week as of 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$230,740,481 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$309,740,481 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$101,854,038 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$802,354,038 YET TO BE RELEASED: A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown... At least $130 Million... two years ago. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/04/11/disneys-bill-for-the-marvels-came-to-130-million-two-years-ago/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Untitled Disney Film [] (December 1st, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Monday, August 28, 2023 7:32 PM
Saturday, September 2, 2023 1:15 AM
Quote:In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 11:05 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 08/28/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 NOTE 1: I have decided to add the 2.5x Rule of Thumb and mark the existing numbers as the 2.0x Rule of Thumb that has been suggested by Variety magazine when discussing how much money Disney is losing on movies. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of both figures. However, I will still keep any movie that grossed more than 2 times the Production Budget in the Winners category for now. For more information on this, look earlier in the thread. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $844,321,673 (338% of Production Budget) *Lost $291,583 from last week on international numbers 08/28. *Lost $482,271 from last week on international numbers 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$344,321,673 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$219,321,673 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $561,783,281 (223% of Production Budget) *Gained $408,214 from last week. 08/21. *Lost $1,625,041 from last week on international numbers 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$61,783,281 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$63,216,719 The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (234% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $468,520,196 (235% of Production Budget) Up $10,243,087 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$68,520,196 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$31,479,804 Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $371,405,582 (124% of Production Budget) Up $192,615 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$228,594,418 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$378,594,418 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $3,629,606 (50% of Production Budget) Up $201,698 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$12,370,394 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$16,370,394 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $91,543,061 (54% of Production Budget) Up $6,283,542 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$224,456,939 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$303,456,939 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$72,446,071 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$785,316,465 YET TO BE RELEASED: A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown... At least $130 Million... two years ago. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/04/11/disneys-bill-for-the-marvels-came-to-130-million-two-years-ago/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Untitled Disney Film [] (December 1st, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 11:39 PM
Thursday, September 7, 2023 10:52 PM
Saturday, September 9, 2023 6:58 AM
Saturday, September 9, 2023 11:40 AM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Hollywood’s Slo-Mo Self-Sabotage
Quote:The industry’s pursuit of I.P. at the expense of originality has all but trained younger audiences not to expect novelty or surprise at the multiplex, assuming that they’re going to the theater at all. Hollywood has never been known for overestimating the audience’s intelligence, but it’s hard not to wonder how it is supposed to be inculcating a love of cinema in children—that is, future moviegoers—when the splashiest films on offer are explicitly buckets of regurgitation. Early summer gave us the live-action “Little Mermaid,” the latest in Disney’s cannibalization of its archives. The animated film was one of the first movies that I remember seeing, and it really did feel magical. Even then, Ariel’s coming of age was criticized in some circles for making its heroine a boy-crazy shopaholic, but the fact that millennials continue to lovingly mock it years later attests to its endurance as a classic. The 1989 film swelled with passion and longing, transported us to unseen worlds, and left us with indelible characters and glorious earworms. It convinced girls that it was O.K. to want more (even if it was more thingamabobs). There’s a measure of progress, to be sure, in recasting Ariel as a Black mermaid played by Halle Bailey, but the mixed reviews all but confirm that it’s a dead-eyed knockoff of the original. It’s true that early impressions can forge a childhood attachment to almost anything, but the way that kids grow to love movies as adults is by offering them, well, great films and relevant themes, instead of a parade of listless remakes with stories that were meant to speak to a generation three decades ago.
Quote:Perhaps we should have seen the breakdown of the star-making machine as a preview of things to come. Screen celebrity is nearly as old as the movie industry itself, but the device seems to have stopped minting household names sometime in the past twenty years. The movie stars of yesteryear are still the movie stars of today. A study by the National Research Group, a market-research firm that specializes in entertainment, life style, and technology, found that, of the twenty actors most likely to pull audiences to a theater, only one was under the age of forty (Chris Hemsworth), and the average age of that group was fifty-eight. (The sexagenarian Tom Cruise topped the list.) In lieu of finding and launching the next Denzel Washington or Julia Roberts, studios have poured millions into digitally de-aging graying A-listers. Hollywood stardom is becoming something unthinkable in any other era of its existence: a gerontocracy.
Quote:I.P. is again to blame. Franchises killed the movie star. Spider-Man can be played by Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield or Tom Holland, Batman by Michael Keaton or Christian Bale or Ben Affleck or Robert Pattinson or Michael Keaton again. An industry famous for worshipping youth is more clueless than ever about what to do with its young people. (What’s “a Tom Holland movie”? Who can say?) And, for those emerging actors who used to see background work as an entry point to a notoriously gate-kept industry, it turns out the studios might prefer to digitally scan their likeness instead, possibly locking them out of opportunities for more days on set.
Quote:After “Top Gun: Maverick” broke box-office records, sequels may have been seen as the key to luring audiences back to theatres, which have been languishing since the pandemic. But this summer’s long-in-the-tooth franchises—“Mission: Impossible,” “Transformers,” “Indiana Jones,” and “The Fast and the Furious”—have performed just satisfactorily, if not disappointingly. “Barbie,” meanwhile, saw the director Greta Gerwig infuse the half-century-old blond blank slate with her own idiosyncratic anxieties to produce a Zeitgeist-capturing film with an unmistakable authorial imprimatur. But Hollywood’s ignoring the obvious takeaway, which is that viewers appreciate novelty. Instead, Mattel has announced that it will follow up “Barbie” by raiding its toy closet for more I.P., and has put dozens of projects based on its products into development.
Quote:Even the strike’s prolongation suggests an inane shortsightedness. Film and television are already losing the competition for eyeballs to video games and the Internet. The Bloomberg journalist Lucas Shaw has reported that “people spend more time (and money) on video games than they do on movies, and they spend more time watching YouTube than any other TV network.” The lack of new scripted programming on the broadcast networks as a result of the strikes is forecast to hasten their coming obsolescence. The momentum from the successes of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in bringing audiences back to theaters has been squandered by the pushing back of many of this year’s releases to 2024. But, the longer the studios stretch out the strike, the more likely it is that consumers will form new leisure habits on TikTok or Animal Crossing.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 1:51 PM
Saturday, September 9, 2023 2:54 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Hollywood has been slowly killing movie theater ticket sales for twenty years. Death might be closer than Hollywood cares to know: July 25, 2005 Hollywood’s Death Spiral The secret numbers tell the story. In 1948, with studios earning all their revenues from the box office, that audience was moviegoers. Even as late as 1980, when the audience had television sets and video players, studios still earned 55 percent of their money from people who actually went to movie theaters. In 2005, however, those moviegoers provided the studios with less than 15 percent of their worldwide revenues, while couch potatoes provided it with 85.8 percent.
Quote:Originally posted by second: The $64 billion question in Hollywood these days is what to do about collapsing the boundary between a movie’s theatrical and video release—the so-called video window. Gradually, this window has shrunk from six months to four months—and, in the case of many children’s movies—to three months. Even worse, DVD releases are often announced while a movie is still playing in the multiplexes. As a result, more moviegoers now wait to buy or rent a movie on DVD, which leads to shorter theatrical runs and a fall in worldwide theater attendance, which in turn puts more pressure on the studios to shorten the window even further.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 3:04 PM
Saturday, September 9, 2023 6:36 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: I still don't know what your point is, even with that underlined. Show me one streaming service that has ever been profitable. Including Netflix. Disney+ certainly has never earned a profit.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 6:49 PM
Saturday, September 9, 2023 7:19 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: You've used this exact argument before and it was debunked before. Several times. I'm not wasting any time having this conversation with somebody who doesn't understand anything again.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 10:46 PM
Sunday, September 10, 2023 10:08 AM
Quote:Gross profit is what you get if you are a big enough actor or producer to demand this. You get a percentage of profit based on the gross of the film – how much it makes before any costs. Therefore, you are guaranteed to get paid since the studio can't hide anything. Very few people can demand gross points. But if you have them and your film hits big, you make millions. In fact, this can be so profitable you will sometimes see big stars forgo any salary at all except union minimum just to get these points.Unfortunately, Mr. Prowse relates what is almost universally the case with a net profit clause. Studios almost never pay on this clause, as they claim nearly any and every expense possible to keep the film from showing any actual profit. Very few films have ever shown a net profit on the books.How do they do this? Well first, imagine that George Lucas decided to go to New York tomorrow to talk about showing Return of the Jedi in 3D. And he stayed at the Ritz Carlton, ordered sushi at 3 a.m. from room service and used the hotel phone to call Bahrain to make prank calls.Well, 26 years after the release of the film, the accountants at Lucasfilm are going to charge $86,000 to the costs of Return of the Jedi. I am NOT joking. This is what they do. If George Lucas utters the words Star Wars and he's spending money, they're putting it on the red line for one of those films.On the flipside, Mr. Prowse would be wise to use the FORCE, aka a lawyer, to get Lucasfilm to cough up. You see, as you can tell by the above, the accounting is utter bullshit. And on a film like Return of the Jedi, Lucasfilm would be extremely reluctant to open its books in open court. Extremely reluctant because of how incredibly embarrassed studios have been in the past when they have made the mistake of doing this. Plus, the ensuing publicity would be embarrassing to Lucasfilm. Can you imagine the hedlines if Darth Vader sued George Lucas?In short, if you have net participation on a film that has grossed hundreds of millions, you may get some dough, but you'll have to sue to get it.
Sunday, September 10, 2023 4:56 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: At the end of the day the IRS knows what they made and didn't make. And if the above sentence is not true, might I suggest that some of those 87,000 new IRS agents that taxpayers are funding to go after people making less than $30k per year set their sites on Hollywood instead perhaps?
Sunday, September 10, 2023 7:05 PM
Monday, September 11, 2023 7:53 PM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: Idiot Second used to defend Disney and has said that Disney goes up and down with the S&P 500. Disney stock dipped below $80 a share today before settling at $80.57. Let's see what the S&P looks like.... Hmmmmmm... $4,451.14 March 12, 2021: - Disney peaks at $197.16 per share. - S&P 500 sits at $3,943.34. September 7th, 2023: - Disney ends the day it dipped below $80 at $80.57 per share. - S&P 500 is $4,451.14. Disney's loss in that time: $116.59 per share or -40.87% S&P 500's gain in that time: $507.80 or +12.88%
Quote: Disney hasn't been this low since March 1st of 2014 when it was $80.41 per share, which was the highest it had ever been at that point after a 12 year consistent rise in price after the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s. Bob Iger is getting sued now a 2nd time for defrauding investors and lying about Disney+ results after it was revealed they lost another $800 Million in streaming last quarter. Theme Park attendance has never been lower. Disney might go bankrupt if it is forced to buy Hulu. Disney has lost over $775 Million in the Box Office so far in 2023. Toys for 8 year old movies still rot on shelves, even at discount stores like Ollie's because nobody wants to buy their diversity hire woke crap that the since fired DEI team of college educated morons insisted get made only to eventually find their way into a landfill whenever Ollie's decides it wants the shelf space back and cuts its losses. At least Ollie's will get a tax writeoff for that terrible mistake. -------------------------------------------------- How you do anything is how you do everything.
Monday, September 11, 2023 8:04 PM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: Idiot Second used to defend Disney and has said that Disney goes up and down with the S&P 500. Disney stock dipped below $80 a share today before settling at $80.57. Let's see what the S&P looks like.... Hmmmmmm... $4,451.14 March 12, 2021: - Disney peaks at $197.16 per share. - S&P 500 sits at $3,943.34. September 7th, 2023: - Disney ends the day it dipped below $80 at $80.57 per share. - S&P 500 is $4,451.14. Disney's loss in that time: $116.59 per share or -40.87% S&P 500's gain in that time: $507.80 or +12.88% Math seems off. Methinks 116.59 / 197.16 would be closer to a 59.13% loss. Or -59.13%
Quote:Using S&P500 as benchmark, control group, the potential of Disney would have been about $222. So the loss is actually equivalent to $141.
Quote:Disney hasn't been this low since March 1st of 2014 when it was $80.41 per share, which was the highest it had ever been at that point after a 12 year consistent rise in price after the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s. Bob Iger is getting sued now a 2nd time for defrauding investors and lying about Disney+ results after it was revealed they lost another $800 Million in streaming last quarter. Theme Park attendance has never been lower. Disney might go bankrupt if it is forced to buy Hulu. Disney has lost over $775 Million in the Box Office so far in 2023. Toys for 8 year old movies still rot on shelves, even at discount stores like Ollie's because nobody wants to buy their diversity hire woke crap that the since fired DEI team of college educated morons insisted get made only to eventually find their way into a landfill whenever Ollie's decides it wants the shelf space back and cuts its losses. At least Ollie's will get a tax writeoff for that terrible mistake. -------------------------------------------------- How you do anything is how you do everything.
Monday, September 11, 2023 8:07 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 09/05/2023] NOTE: The studios and The-Nubmers didn't bother getting anything updated until late Tuesday night, so I'm not going to bother doing all the hard work and getting legitimate numbers for the Holiday weekend either. Numbers on the Disney list and the Worldwide lists will include Labor Day, so next week's update will be back to normal but only include the 6 days after Labor Day. Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 NOTE 1: I have decided to add the 2.5x Rule of Thumb and mark the existing numbers as the 2.0x Rule of Thumb that has been suggested by Variety magazine when discussing how much money Disney is losing on movies. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of both figures. However, I will still keep any movie that grossed more than 2 times the Production Budget in the Winners category for now. For more information on this, look earlier in the thread. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/05. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $844,321,673 (338% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/05. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$344,321,673 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$219,321,673 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $561,416,531 (224% of Production Budget) *Lost $366,750 from last week. 09/05. *Gained $408,214 from last week. 08/28. *Lost $1,625,041 from last week on international numbers 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$61,416,531 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$63,583,469 The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (234% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/05. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $479,012,750 (240% of Production Budget) *Up $10,492,554 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $10,243,087 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$79,012,750 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$20,987,250 Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $371,019,615 (124% of Production Budget) *Down $385,967 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $192,615 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$228,980,385 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$378,980,385 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $4,234,505 (50% of Production Budget) *Up $604,899 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $201,698 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$11,765,495 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$15,765,495 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $100,258,257 (63% of Production Budget) *Up $8,715,196 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $6,283,542 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$215,741,743 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$294,741,743 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$65,756,533 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$766,256,533 *Additional money needed to break even for all released films is $700,500,000 for 2.5x RoT over 2.0x RoT YET TO BE RELEASED: A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown... At least $130 Million... two years ago. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/04/11/disneys-bill-for-the-marvels-came-to-130-million-two-years-ago/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Untitled Disney Film [] (December 1st, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Monday, September 11, 2023 8:31 PM
Monday, September 11, 2023 8:35 PM
Monday, September 18, 2023 11:41 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 09/11/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 NOTE 1: I have decided to add the 2.5x Rule of Thumb and mark the existing numbers as the 2.0x Rule of Thumb that has been suggested by Variety magazine when discussing how much money Disney is losing on movies. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of both figures. However, I will still keep any movie that grossed more than 2 times the Production Budget in the Winners category for now. For more information on this, look earlier in the thread. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/11. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $844,321,673 (338% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/11. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$344,321,673 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$219,321,673 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $561,225,855(224% of Production Budget) *Lost $190,676 from last week. 09/11. *Lost $366,750 from last week. 09/05. *Gained $408,214 from last week. 08/28. *Lost $1,625,041 from last week on international numbers 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$61,225,855 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$63,774,145 The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (234% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/11. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $476,983,705 (238% of Production Budget) *Lost $2,029,045 from last week as of 09/11. *Up $10,492,554 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $10,243,087 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$76,983,705 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$23,016,295 Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $370,483,731 (123% of Production Budget) *Down $535,884 from last week as of 09/11. *Down $385,967 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $192,615 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$229,516,269 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$378,516,269 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $4,234,505 4,384,920(50% of Production Budget) *Up $150,415 from last week as of 09/11. *Up $604,899 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $201,698 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$11,615,080 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$15,615,080 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $101,070,407 (64% of Production Budget) *Up $812,150 from last week as of 09/11. *Up $8,715,196 from last week as of 09/05. *Up $6,283,542 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$215,741,743 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$294,741,743 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$66,737,423 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$767,237,423 YET TO BE RELEASED: A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown... At least $130 Million... two years ago. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/04/11/disneys-bill-for-the-marvels-came-to-130-million-two-years-ago/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Untitled Disney Film [] (December 1st, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 12:15 AM
Monday, September 25, 2023 9:41 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 09/18/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 NOTE 1: I have decided to add the 2.5x Rule of Thumb and mark the existing numbers as the 2.0x Rule of Thumb that has been suggested by Variety magazine when discussing how much money Disney is losing on movies. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of both figures. However, I will still keep any movie that grossed more than 2 times the Production Budget in the Winners category for now. For more information on this, look earlier in the thread. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/18. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $845,468,744 (338% of Production Budget) *Gained $1,147,071 from last week. 09/18. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$345,468,744 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$220,468,744 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $569,479,614 (228% of Production Budget) *Gained $8,253,759 from last week. 09/18. *Lost $190,676 from last week. 09/11. *Lost $366,750 from last week. 09/05. *Gained $408,214 from last week. 08/28. *Lost $1,625,041 from last week. 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$69,479,614 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$55,520,386 [FINAL] The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (234% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/18. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $484,194,521 (242% of Production Budget) *Gained $7,210,816 from last week as of 09/18. *Lost $2,029,045 from last week as of 09/11. *Gained $10,492,554 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $10,243,087 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$84,194,521 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$15,805,479 Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $382,587,423 (127% of Production Budget) *Gained $12,103,692 from last week as of 09/18. *Lost $535,884 from last week as of 09/11. *Lost $385,967 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $192,615 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$217,412,577 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$367,412,577 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $4,485,687 (50% of Production Budget) *Gained $100,767 from last week as of 09/18. *Gained $150,415 from last week as of 09/11. *Gained $604,899 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $201,698 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$11,514,313 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$15,514,313 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $106,574,978 (68% of Production Budget) *Gained $5,504,571 from last week as of 09/18. *Gained $812,150 from last week as of 09/11. *Gained $8,715,196 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $6,283,542 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$209,425,022 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$288,425,022 A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: $60,000,000 source: https://screenrant.com/a-haunting-in-venice-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-explained/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $36,979,529 (62% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $36,979,529 (62% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$83,020,471 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$113,020,471 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$115,437,218 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$845,937,218 YET TO BE RELEASED: The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown... At least $130 Million... two years ago. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/04/11/disneys-bill-for-the-marvels-came-to-130-million-two-years-ago/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Untitled Disney Film [] (December 1st, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Monday, September 25, 2023 10:10 PM
Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:33 AM
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 10:07 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 09/25/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 The Marvels Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65760 NOTE 1: I have decided to add the 2.5x Rule of Thumb and mark the existing numbers as the 2.0x Rule of Thumb that has been suggested by Variety magazine when discussing how much money Disney is losing on movies. The truth lies somewhere in the middle of both figures. However, I will still keep any movie that grossed more than 2 times the Production Budget in the Winners category for now. For more information on this, look earlier in the thread. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/25. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $845,468,744 (338% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/25. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$345,468,744 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$220,468,744 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $569,146,430 (228% of Production Budget) *Lost $333,184 from last week. 09/25. *Gained $8,253,759 from last week. 09/18. *Lost $190,676 from last week. 09/11. *Lost $366,750 from last week. 09/05. *Gained $408,214 from last week. 08/28. *Lost $1,625,041 from last week. 08/21. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$69,146,430 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$55,853,570 [FINAL] The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (234% of Production Budget) *No change from last week as of 09/25. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $484,194,521 481,879,982(241% of Production Budget) *Lost $2,314,539 from last week as of 09/25. *Gained $7,210,816 from last week as of 09/18. *Lost $2,029,045 from last week as of 09/11. *Gained $10,492,554 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $10,243,087 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$81,879,982 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$18,120,018 Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $381,466,675(127% of Production Budget) *Lost $1,120,748 from last week as of 09/25. *Gained $12,103,692 from last week as of 09/18. *Lost $535,884 from last week as of 09/11. *Lost $385,967 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $192,615 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$218,533,325 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$368,533,325 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $4,559,409 (63% of Production Budget) *Gained $73,722 from last week as of 09/25. *Gained $100,767 from last week as of 09/18. *Gained $150,415 from last week as of 09/11. *Gained $604,899 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $201,698 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$11,514,313 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$15,514,313 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $107,813,643 (68% of Production Budget) *Gained $1,238,665 from last week as of 09/25. *Gained $5,504,571 from last week as of 09/18. *Gained $812,150 from last week as of 09/11. *Gained $8,715,196 from last week as of 09/05. *Gained $6,283,542 from last week as of 08/28. Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$208,186,357 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$287,186,357 A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: $60,000,000 source: https://screenrant.com/a-haunting-in-venice-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-explained/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $36,979,529 (62% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $71,555,511 (120% of Production Budget) *Gained $34,575,982 from last weekend. 09/25 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$48,444,489 Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$78,444,489 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$83,317,320 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$813,817,320 YET TO BE RELEASED: The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown... At least $130 Million... two years ago. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/04/11/disneys-bill-for-the-marvels-came-to-130-million-two-years-ago/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Untitled Disney Film [] (December 1st, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 10:49 AM
Friday, November 17, 2023 7:32 AM
Saturday, November 25, 2023 10:55 AM
Sunday, November 26, 2023 12:43 PM
Sunday, November 26, 2023 5:32 PM
Monday, November 27, 2023 12:53 AM
Quote:Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN: Are there even any franchise brands that Disney hasn't destroyed yet?
Monday, November 27, 2023 12:57 AM
Quote:After looking completely dominant when it posted a $3.74 billion year at the domestic box office in 2019, Disney has been the number 2 studio every year since. This weekend was their last chance to catch up with Universal, which will win the race in 2023. Finishing second is hardly a disaster in many ways, but it’s clear Disney has some significant rethinking to do across its business. Its success with Disney+ has clearly come at a cost to its theatrical business.
Monday, November 27, 2023 6:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 11/15/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 The Marvels Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65760 The Wish Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65805 NOTE 1: With most sites including Variety and Deadline calling films that grossed 2.0x of their budget failures, and most movies sites tracking the success or failure of a movie's ability to break even based off if it can gross 2.5x of its Production Budget, I have now made 2.5x the marker for whether a movie is a failure or not. The 2.0x numbers will still be tallied for the rest of the year, but if I choose to track movies again next year I will only be keeping track of 2.5x. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $845,468,744 (338% of Production Budget) *No change from last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$220,468,744 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$345,468,744 [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $568,345,048 (227% of Production Budget) *Lost $801,382 since last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$56,654,952 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$68,345,048 [FINAL] The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (234% of Production Budget) *No change from last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $486,153,324 (243% of Production Budget) *Gained $1,958,803 since last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$13,846,676 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$86,153,324 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: 381,579,529 (127% of Production Budget) *Gained $112,854 from last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$368,420,471 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$218,420,471 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $4,638,099 (58% of Production Budget) *Gained $78,690 from last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$15,361,901 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$11,361,901 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $114,813,700 (73% of Production Budget) *Gained $7,000,057 since last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$280,186,300 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$201,186,300 A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: $60,000,000 source: https://screenrant.com/a-haunting-in-venice-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-explained/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $36,979,529 (62% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $113,092,330 (188% of Production Budget) *Gained $41,536,819 from last update. (11/15) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,907,670 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$6,907,670 The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: $275,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Marvels-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $108,998,133 (40% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $111,370,508 (40% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$573,629,492 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$438,629,492 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$1,336,058,582 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$556,711,906 YET TO BE RELEASED: Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.thewrap.com/flash-elemental-box-office-flops-analysis-pixar-dc/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD CANCELLED DISNEY MOVIES: Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) [CANCELLED] Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
Monday, November 27, 2023 7:01 PM
Friday, December 1, 2023 12:32 AM
Friday, December 1, 2023 12:36 AM
Quote:ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, NY TIMES: Obviously you know that there's a public perception that -- and you are clarifying this now -- but there's a public perception that that was part of an apology tour, if you will. That this had been said online there was all of the criticism, there was advertisers leaving, we talked to Bob Iger today. ELON MUSK: I hope they stop. Don't advertise. SORKIN: You don't want them to advertise? MUSK: No. SORKIN: What do you mean? MUSK: If somebody's going to try to blackmail me with advertising - blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself. SORKIN: But -- MUSK: Go. Fuck. Yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is. Hey, Bob, if you're in the audience. SORKIN: Let me ask you then -- MUSK: That's how I feel. Don't advertise. SORKIN: How do you think then about the economics of X, if part of the underlying model, at least today, maybe it needs to shift, maybe the answer is, it needs to shift away from advertising. if you believe that this is the one part of your business where you will be beholden to those who -- have this view -- MUSK: G. F. Y. SORKIN: I understand that, but there's a reality, too. right? Linda Yaccarino [CEO of Twitter] is right here and she has to sell advertising. MUSK: Absolutely, totally, look. Actually, what this advertising boycott is going to do is it's going to kill the company. And the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company and we will document it in great detail. SORKIN: But those advertisers, I imagine, they're going to say, we didn't kill the company. MUSK: Oh, yeah. Tell it to Earth. SORKIN: But they're going to say -- they're going to say, Elon, that you killed the company, because you said these things and they were inappropriate things and they didn't feel comfortable on the platform, right? That's what they're doing to say. MUSK: Let's see how Earth responds to that. SORKIN: Something -- okay, this goes back to -- MUSK: We'll both make our cases and we'll see what the outcome is. SORKIN: What are the economics of that for you? You have enormous resources. You can keep this company going for a long time. Would you keep it going for a long time, if there was no advertising? MUSK: I mean, if the company fails because of an advertising boycott, it will fail because of an advertising boycott and that will be what bankrupts the company and that's what everybody on Earth will know. SORKIN: What do you think, then of the -- it goes back to the idea of trust. MUSK: It will be gone because of an advertising boycott. SORKIN: But you recognize that some of these people are going to say they didn't feel comfortable on the platform, and I just wonder, I ask you, think about that -- MUSK: Tell it to the judge. SORKIN: But the judge is going to be -- MUSK: The judge is the public. SORKIN: And you think that the public is going to say that Disney is making a mistake? MUSK: Yes. SORKIN: And they're going to boycott Disney? MUSK: They already are. SORKIN: Well, there are some that are for lots of different reasons, but you think this is going to -- that you have the -- this goes to actually the interesting thing of power and leverage. MUSK: Let the chips fall where they may. Let the chips fall where they may. SORKIN: Can I ask why that is the approach? and I ask it, because you've been -- MUSK: What's the other approach? SORKIN: You've been very particular about, I mean, the approach to Tesla, when you think about the engineering involved in that, the approach to SpaceX, the approach to some of the stuff you're doing with AI has been very specific, right? There's not, a "let the chips fall where they may" approach to those businesses, I don't think. MUSK: No, we focus on making the best product. And Tesla's gotten to where it's gotten with no advertising at all... Tesla currently sells twice as much in terms of electric vehicles, than the rest of all the electric carmakers in the United States combined. Tesla has done more to help the environment than all other companies combined. It would be fair to say that as the leader of the company, I've done more for the environment than everyone -- any single human on Earth. SORKIN: How do you feel about that? MUSK: How do I feel about that? SORKIN: No, I'm asking you personally how you feel about that, because we are talking about power and influence -- MUSK: I'm saying what I care about is the reality of goodness, not the perception of it. And what I see all over the place is people who care about looking good while doing evil. Fuck them.
Friday, December 1, 2023 10:48 AM
Friday, December 1, 2023 7:18 PM
Saturday, December 2, 2023 8:39 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6ixStringJack: Rumor has it that there's a hostile takeover at Disney and Bob Iger is stepping down. And it wasn't presented by Doomcock and his "spies", so there might actually be some legitimacy to it this time. Could be interesting.
Quote:CAPTION BELOW THE BIG SCARY GRAPH SHOWING PLUMMETING NUMBERS: The repercussions of Musk’s strong words were felt immediately, with reports emerging that Disney’s stock had suffered a hit, shedding market capitalization following Musk’s remarks. This added a financial dimension to the broader implications of his statements, demonstrating the weight and influence of his words on the stock market and investor sentiment.
Monday, December 4, 2023 10:41 AM
Quote:Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK: This will encompass all Disney/Pixar/Fox Studios failures for the year. This OP will be updated from time to time as more data comes in, particularly when a movie officially ends its theatrical run and we have solid numbers. [ALL FIGURES UPDATED 11/27/2023] Sub-threads for notable movies can be found here: The Little Mermaid Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65598 The Elemental Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65628 The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65629 The Marvels Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65760 The Wish Failure Thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=65805 NOTE 1: With most sites including Variety and Deadline calling films that grossed 2.0x of their budget failures, and most movies sites tracking the success or failure of a movie's ability to break even based off if it can gross 2.5x of its Production Budget, I have now made 2.5x the marker for whether a movie is a failure or not. The 2.0x numbers will still be tallied for the rest of the year, but if I choose to track movies again next year I will only be keeping track of 2.5x. NOTE 2: To not completely ignore international changes from week to week, I've simplified the explanation of +/- money any movie makes whether it's still in theaters or not for each entry. Just one single line now. We all know that the international numbers fluctuate quite a bit and become extremely noticeable once a movie has neared the end of its run and several weeks afterward, so I won't go into detail below every movie when it happens. I've made a note to verify all final numbers here a few months after Disney's last 2023 movies exit the theaters in 2024 to make sure they're still accurate since movies that have been out of theaters for weeks still seem to lose and gain some money after the fact. Live Action Remakes that were so bad they skipped a theatrical release and went straight to Disney+: Peter Pan and Wendy (April 23rd, 2023) Production Budget: $170 Million source: https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/disney-peter-pan-wendy-canadian-film-industry Box Office: $0 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss: -$170,000,000 - Marketing Costs (Unknown) [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (WINNERS): Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3. [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (May 5th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $290,000,000 (116% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $845,468,744 (338% of Production Budget) *No change from last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: +$220,468,744 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$345,468,744 [FINAL] Theatrical Releases (LOSERS): Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania * [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (February 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $250,000,000 (125% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $463,635,303 (232% of Production Budget) *No change from last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,364,697 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$63,635,303 [FINAL] The Little Mermaid [Walt Disney Pictures] (May 26th, 2023) Production Budget: $250,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Little-Mermaid-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $164,000,000 (66% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $568,345,048 (227% of Production Budget) *Lost $801,382 since last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$56,654,952 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$68,345,048 [FINAL] The Boogeyman [20th Century Studios] (June 2nd, 2023) Production Budget: $35,000,000 source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-boogeyman-director-indie-movies-disney-1235620503/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $20,000,000 (57% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $82,344,833 (234% of Production Budget) *No change from last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$5,155,167 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$12,344,833 [FINAL] Elemental [Walt Disney Pictures/Disney-Pixar] (June 16th, 2023) source: https://screenrant.com/elemental-movie-budget-box-office-prediction/ Production Budget: $200,000,000 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $44,602,429 (22% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $486,753,774 (243% of Production Budget) *Gained $600,450 since last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$13,246,226 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: +$86,753,774 Chevalier [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (June 16th, 2023) Production Budget: $46,000,000 source: https://bestmoviecast.com/chevalier-2023-cast-release-date-plot-budget -box-office-trailer/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $1,521,288 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $3,864,206 (9% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$111,135,794 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$88,135,794 [FINAL] Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (June 30th, 2023) Production Budget: $300,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Dial-of-Destiny-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $130,221,332 (43% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $381,561,976 (127% of Production Budget) *Lost $17,553 from last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$368,438,024 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$218,438,024 Theater Camp [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (July 14th, 2023) Production Budget: $8,000,000 source: https://www.joblo.com/reviewsynecdoche-new-york/page/204/?year&first_letter=G&sortby=oldest&rating=6 Worldwide Opening Weekend: $301,220 (4% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $4,640,110 (58% of Production Budget) *Gained $2,011 from last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$15,359,890 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$11,359,890 Haunted Mansion [Walt Disney Pictures] (July 28th, 2023) Production Budget: $158,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Haunted-Mansion-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $33,082,475 (21% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $114,797,989 (73% of Production Budget) *Lost $15,711 since last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$280,202,011 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$201,202,011 A Haunting in Venice [20th Century Studios] (September 15th, 2023) Production Budget: $60,000,000 source: https://screenrant.com/a-haunting-in-venice-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-explained/ Worldwide Opening Weekend: $36,979,529 (62% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $113,481,543 (188% of Production Budget) *Gained $389,213 from last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$36,518,457 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$6,518,457 The Creator [20th Century Studios] (September 29th, 2023) Production Budget: $80,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Creator-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $32,300,000 (40% of Production Budget) FINAL Worldwide Gross: $99,032,017 (124% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$100,967,983 [FINAL] Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$60,967,983 [FINAL] The Marvels [Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios] (November 10th, 2023) Production Budget: $275,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Marvels-The-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $108,998,133 (40% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $186,927,954 (68% of Production Budget) *Gained $75,557,446 from last update. (11/27) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$500,572,046 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$363,072,046 Next Goal Wins [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (November 17th, 2023) Production Budget: $10,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Next-Goal-Wins-(US-Film)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $2,500,295 (30% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $5,659,837 (60% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$19,340,163 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$14,340,163 Wish [Walt Disney Pictures] (November 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: $200,000,000 source: https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Wish-(2023)#tab=summary Worldwide Opening Weekend: $48,907,681 (25% of Production Budget) Current Worldwide Gross: $48,907,681 (25% of Production Budget) Net Gain/Loss [2.5x RoT]: -$451,092,319 Net Gain/Loss [2.0x RoT]: -$351,092,319 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.5x RoT]: -$1,944,578,985 TOTAL NET GAIN/LOSS FOR DISNEY 2023 [2.0x RoT]: -$908,578,985 YET TO BE RELEASED: Poor Things [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD All Of Us Strangers [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 22nd, 2023) Production Budget: Unknown Worldwide Opening Weekend: TBD Current Worldwide Gross: N/A Net Gain/Loss: TBD CANCELLED DISNEY MOVIES: Magazine Dreams [FOX Searchlight Pictures] (December 8th, 2023) [CANCELLED] Star Wars: Rogue Squadron [Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm] (December 22nd, 2023) [CANCELLED] It would be impossible to gauge how much money they lose on streaming on a show-to-show basis, but it appears I can tell you how much money the shows cost to produce and how poorly they are received. NOTES ON STREAMING (07/19/2023): It has been reported that the 6 episodes of Secret Invasion cost $212 Million to make, or $35.3 Million per episode. That's quite expensive considering that almost every scene is just 2 or 3 characters sitting inside a room talking to each other. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2023/07/08/disney-shells-out-212-million-on-secret-invasion/ It has also been reported that Disney will lose another $800,000,000+ this quarter on Disney+. This brings the entire loss on their streaming service to over $4 Billion since it was launched. https://dlnewstoday.com/2023/07/breaking-ceo-bob-iger-considering-selling-streaming-services-and-other-assets-may-even-try-to-sell-entire-disney-company/ NOTES ON STREAMING (07/31/2023): The 6th and final episode of Secret Invasion is now officially the lowest rated critics score for any Marvel TV Show property in history at only 7%, with one critic writing "A huge miscalculation in emphasizing brawn over brain, this finale is so misjudged that most MCU fans will want to keep it secret from their collective memory." Way to spend $212 Million, Disney. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/secret_invasion/s01/e06/reviews?intcmp=rt-scorecard_tomatometer-reviews
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