discussion Disney’s box office problems ramp up pressure on CEO Bob Iger and studio chief Alan B

[poki]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/17/disney-box-office-flops-put-pressure-on-iger-bergman.html

 

Disney hasn’t reported positive operating income in its “Content Sales/Licensing and Other” business unit, which includes theatrical, since the quarter that ended April 2, 2022.

[poki]

6 quarters in a row of losses. 2023 Q4 is shaping up to be a disaster so 7 quarters in a row of losses. 

 

Somewhere out in the distance, Treasure Planet is laughing. 

Edited November 18, 2023 by Hey Dude

[Raver]

Everything been flopping including that little mermaid movie 

[KingWitch]

The whole Jonathan Majors/Kang situation couldn't have come at a worse time . Now they can't really build the story around his character. They need to make a decision on replacing him before even the court case is done , otherwise they're in for even worse loses to come .

[Danny789]

15 minutes ago, KingWitch said:

The whole Jonathan Majors/Kang situation couldn't have come at a worse time . Now they can't really build the story around his character. They need to make a decision on replacing him before even the court case is done , otherwise they're in for even worse loses to come .

Rumor is that they’re nixing the whole Kang story. 

[Troll Idle]

Well, the products are bad so ain't nobody buying them. Release Frozen 3 and make Elsa a lesbean for a box office redemption.

[Totami Legend]

It’s what they deserve. Bring back 2D animation.

[Gorjesspazze9]

I never seen Disney flop this much in my life. It’s actually shocking 

[Dom]

Only Scarlett Johansson cam save Disney.

[JonginBey]

[LittleStarmen]

the content has been bad unisoited

[barbiegrande]

53 minutes ago, KingWitch said:

The whole Jonathan Majors/Kang situation couldn't have come at a worse time . Now they can't really build the story around his character. They need to make a decision on replacing him before even the court case is done , otherwise they're in for even worse loses to come .

It actually gives them a reason to scrap the Kang/multiverse saga which no one likes 

Edited November 18, 2023 by barbiegrande

[poki]

53 minutes ago, KingWitch said:

The whole Jonathan Majors/Kang situation couldn't have come at a worse time . Now they can't really build the story around his character. They need to make a decision on replacing him before even the court case is done , otherwise they're in for even worse loses to come .

 

37 minutes ago, Danny789 said:

Rumor is that they’re nixing the whole Kang story. 

Yes, Dr. Doom is apparently about to become the main villian. 

[Eunwol]

Go woke, go broke!

[Bloodflowers.]

Lindsay Lohan is coming for the rescue with Freaky Friday 2

[PillowCase]

The public opinion of them is lower by the day and they are digging themselves deeper with the Mufasa movie and Snow White remake. They are seen as creatively bankrupt. Botched remake after botched remake.

 

[Arcadius]

They've really had a dirt poor year, they should be so grateful for Avatar 2 bleeding over from last year and Guardians 3 because that's basically been their only wins. 

[XAMJ]

2 hours ago, Eunwol said:

Go woke, go broke!

Girl bye! 
 

go woke go broke is a lazy way of outing yourself as a person with 0 intellect 

[Asparagus Spears]

They should have stopped remaking films that already were made. People want original ideas. They should have stuck to that. They wouldn’t have been in this situation 

[insomniac]

3 hours ago, Dom said:

Only Scarlett Johansson cam save Disney.

As a tree

[Young Volcanoes]

praying they go bankrupt so we don't have to be subjected to their cinema terrorism anymore

[barbiegrande]

5 hours ago, Hey Dude said:

 

Yes, Dr. Doom is apparently about to become the main villian. 

That’s an even worse idea tbh

[Da Vinci]

Honestly aside from the million other problems that everyone knows and mentions, I think people just genuinely found other alternatives during the lockdowns especially with the originality and novelty of for example, East Asian pop culture (anime, k-drama, etc.) that people probably wouldn't have discovered pre-pandemic and pre-TikTok.

 

Another thing is that there's such a stigma to being a "Disney Adult" now, I don't even know where that came from or how it got big.

 

Disney (or at least their current branding and output) just feels so 2010s and outdated now. It's just the cycle of life. Pretty sure a Barbie 4 or Super Mario Bros 7 in the 2030s would be the same.

[panochita]

1 hour ago, Da Vinci said:

Honestly aside from the million other problems that everyone knows and mentions, I think people just genuinely found other alternatives during the lockdowns especially with the originality and novelty of for example, East Asian pop culture (anime, k-drama, etc.) that people probably wouldn't have discovered pre-pandemic and pre-TikTok.

 

Another thing is that there's such a stigma to being a "Disney Adult" now, I don't even know where that came from or how it got big.

 

Disney (or at least their current branding and output) just feels so 2010s and outdated now. It's just the cycle of life. Pretty sure a Barbie 4 or Super Mario Bros 7 in the 2030s would be the same.

Also there's clearly more competition on the animation western realm, back then it was Disney vs DreamWorks and the occasionally underdog like blue sky, but now you have universal, sony, Netflix, Paramount and they all want a piece of the cake. It doesn't help that Disney has lost the race when it comes to creating franchises that are not princesses.

[DeadInside]

Should have secured a role for box office draw Lady Gaga . She's coming to save the DC Universe instead.