Europe Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny failed to cover its costs at the box office according to financial statements released on Friday which show that Disney spent $134.2m more on making the movie than it is understood to have received in ticket sales. The film, features a digitally de-aged Ford. It came at a cost as the filings reveal that $79 million was spent on post-production work. Data from industry analyst Box Office Mojo shows that Dial of Destiny grossed $384 million, just 49% of the takings of its prequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Disney shot itself through the foot somewhat by launching the Disney+ streaming platform. Not only has it replaced the need to buy a DVD or Blu Ray, but Disney+ subscribers don't pay per movie. Instead they are billed monthly or annually and get access to a studio's entire library, along with any new content released during their subscription period. This means it isn't possible to attribute subscriber fees to specific productions, such as Dial of Destiny, and in turn that increases the need for pictures to succeed at the box office. The dismal performance of Dial of Destiny piles pressure on Disney's embattled chief executive Bob Iger who spearheaded the acquisition of Lucasfilm and the development of the movies which have yet to cover the cost of it. Combined with losses generated by Disney+ this has led to Disney's share price falling by around 40% since its peak of $201.91 in March 2021. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2024/03/31/indiana-jones-whips-up-130-million-loss-for-disney/
UnusualBoy Posted April 2 Posted April 2 I don't get why they keep doing things that no one asked, did anyone ask for a Indiana Jones movie? I loved the old ones but didn't want another one. Studios think that nostalgia will guarantee a hit movie but it's not always the case. 3
NEUTRON Posted April 2 Posted April 2 (edited) I keep saying it... Marvel is NOT the problem over there Edited April 2 by NEUTRON 2
GraceRandolph Posted April 2 Posted April 2 3 minutes ago, NEUTRON said: I keep saying it... Marvel is NOT the problem over there You're right. It's only ONE problem. 2 2 5
Onyxmage Posted April 2 Posted April 2 I was told it was because they went woke but their biggest budget flops are starring old white men. So what is the truth?
fridayteenage Posted April 2 Posted April 2 34 minutes ago, UnusualBoy said: I don't get why they keep doing things that no one asked, did anyone ask for a Indiana Jones movie? I loved the old ones but didn't want another one. Studios think that nostalgia will guarantee a hit movie but it's not always the case. looks like they made a deal for 4 sequels way back when raiders was made. it just took 40 years to get to the 4th. 1
NoAngelus Posted April 2 Posted April 2 I feel bad for both franchise and Harrison, he revisited both of his favorite roles in recent years and both bombed, I mean if covid didn't doubled its budget thanks to being on hold at least its numbers would've looked better. 1
dawnettakins Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Good. Disney deserves to eat some humble pie with their tragic quality lately. 1
stjosephprey4us Posted April 2 Posted April 2 2 hours ago, Princess Aurora said: Disney better listen to the fans Is that Diego Sans @AbeHicks 1
Princess Aurora Posted April 2 Posted April 2 (edited) 3 minutes ago, stjosephprey4us said: Is that Diego Sans @AbeHicks I googled him right now and I think it's him Edited April 2 by Princess Aurora 1
Gorjesspazze9 Posted April 2 Posted April 2 (edited) 2 hours ago, NEUTRON said: I keep saying it... Marvel is NOT the problem over there It's the executives having no idea what the general public wants. Especially thier main demographic that are Millennials Disney Adults. Need to focus on the new emerging Gen Alpha crowd. Gen Z ain't into Pixar or Star Wars like our Gen was. They don't care for Disney anymore now that universal and other animation studios are putting out better content then Disney has since 2019. People blame Marvel, but Marvel is the one corner that has actually been hard carrying thier Movies. (Even in Marvels Flop Era, they still generate $3B every year from Marvel IP) Disney really needs a New Frozen level IP and to get thier Blockbusters back to higher quality cinema. Edited April 2 by Gorjesspazze9 3
Europe Posted April 2 Author Posted April 2 1 hour ago, stjosephprey4us said: Is that Diego Sans @AbeHicks Yes from his bottom era.
Europe Posted April 2 Author Posted April 2 52 minutes ago, Gorjesspazze9 said: Disney really needs a New Frozen level IP and to get thier Blockbusters back to higher quality cinema. Frozen 3 & 4 are coming and the 2 movies are interconnected so they are working on it.
stjosephprey4us Posted April 2 Posted April 2 1 hour ago, AbeHicks said: Yes from his bottom era. This never happened 1
loveisdead9582 Posted April 2 Posted April 2 1 hour ago, stjosephprey4us said: This never happened Lies.. OT: the time for this movie was either a couple of years after Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or RIGHT when Disney+ came out and they were doing the early release purchase option for films like Black Widow. Maybe if they had waited to release this until after Captain America 4 which also has Harrison Ford in it, it may have done better? Idk. 1
Sheep Posted April 2 Posted April 2 4 hours ago, Gorjesspazze9 said: Disney really needs a New Frozen level IP They literally have had several potential frozen level IPs this decade(Encanto and Turning Red immediately come to mind) but then instead of properly marketing and merchandising them, they gave them peanuts on purpose to help disguise how enormous of a failure Disney+ has been, it's easily one of the biggest mistakes in the history of the entertainment industry. 1
Gorjesspazze9 Posted April 2 Posted April 2 1 minute ago, Sheep said: They literally have had several potential frozen level IPs this decade(Encanto and Turning Red immediately come to mind) but then instead of properly marketing and merchandising them, they gave them peanuts on purpose to help disguise how enormous of a failure Disney+ has been, it's easily one of the biggest mistakes in the history of the entertainment industry. Oh I totally forgot about those Encanto was massive during the pandemic 1
Sheep Posted April 2 Posted April 2 2 minutes ago, Gorjesspazze9 said: Oh I totally forgot about those Encanto was massive during the pandemic Lin Manuel Miranda is not seeing heaven for penning that ost 1 1
mdnazn Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Premiering this at Cannes to critics a month before it's theatrical release without an embargo and letting that rotten tomato score fester and linger just killed whatever chance this movie had Just a dumb decision 1
NEUTRON Posted April 7 Posted April 7 On 4/2/2024 at 3:28 PM, Gorjesspazze9 said: It's the executives having no idea what the general public wants. Especially thier main demographic that are Millennials Disney Adults. Need to focus on the new emerging Gen Alpha crowd. Gen Z ain't into Pixar or Star Wars like our Gen was. They don't care for Disney anymore now that universal and other animation studios are putting out better content then Disney has since 2019. People blame Marvel, but Marvel is the one corner that has actually been hard carrying thier Movies. (Even in Marvels Flop Era, they still generate $3B every year from Marvel IP) Disney really needs a New Frozen level IP and to get thier Blockbusters back to higher quality cinema. Exactly. I totally agree 2
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