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It would be fair to say that Disney isn�t having the greatest of years at
the box office, with the Mouse House�s once-golden touch at the multiplex fading very quickly and even more publicly in the face of several major
bombs in short order.

In fact, things have gotten so bad that one of the studio�s most recent
flops has overtaken a newer and even bigger flop in the race to earn the
most money, which leads you to believe there won�t be much in the way of backslapping in the upper echelons of Mickey�s ivory tower.

Pixar�s Elemental was declared a bust after its opening weekend after
scoring the animation powerhouse�s worst domestic opening weekend in
almost 30 years, but it�s shown remarkable legs to keep on trucking. In
fact, the film�s daily grosses and worldwide haul have now surpassed that
of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which was released two weeks
later and cost close to $100 million more to produce.

While Harrison Ford�s swansong is still ahead on the domestic front, the
last few days have seen Elemental make fifth spot its own in the United
States, knocking Dial of Destiny down to sixth in the process. On the
worldwide front, the whimsical family favorite has brought in $360 million compared to Indy 5�s $338 million, although it still isn�t profitable yet
given the reputed $200 million budget and additional marketing expenses.

One bomb passing another is damning the entirety of Disney�s strategy with
the faintest of praise, then, but a win is a win at the end of the day no matter which way you want to try and cut it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/disney-eats-itself-alive-in-the- worst-way-possible-as-one-bomb-passes-a-newer-and-even-bigger-bomb-at-the- box-office/ar- AA1eroVi?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=a7aadce8c2674878a796eb3b2e769eff&ei=22

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In article <[email protected]>,
useapen <[email protected]> wrote:

It would be fair to say that Disney isn't having the greatest of years at
the box office, with the Mouse House's once-golden touch at the multiplex fading very quickly and even more publicly in the face of several major
bombs in short order.

In fact, things have gotten so bad that one of the studio's most recent
flops has overtaken a newer and even bigger flop in the race to earn the
most money, which leads you to believe there won't be much in the way of backslapping in the upper echelons of Mickey's ivory tower.

Pixar's ELEMENTAL was declared a bust after its opening weekend after
scoring the animation powerhouse's worst domestic opening weekend in
almost 30 years

What? You mean the first animated studio film to feature a non-binary gender-fluid character isn't making money?!?!

Unpossible!!!

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On Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:58:12 -0700, BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

In article <[email protected]>,
useapen <[email protected]> wrote:

It would be fair to say that Disney isn't having the greatest of years at
the box office, with the Mouse House's once-golden touch at the multiplex
fading very quickly and even more publicly in the face of several major
bombs in short order.

In fact, things have gotten so bad that one of the studio's most recent
flops has overtaken a newer and even bigger flop in the race to earn the
most money, which leads you to believe there won't be much in the way of
backslapping in the upper echelons of Mickey's ivory tower.

Pixar's ELEMENTAL was declared a bust after its opening weekend after
scoring the animation powerhouse's worst domestic opening weekend in
almost 30 years

What? You mean the first animated studio film to feature a non-binary >gender-fluid character isn't making money?!?!

Unpossible!!!

Somehow I never really thought of Bambi in terms of
gender....obviously Bambi's mother was female but it's not a story
riven with gender images :)

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In article <[email protected]>, The Horny Goat <[email protected]> wrote:

On Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:58:12 -0700, BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

In article <[email protected]>,
useapen <[email protected]> wrote:

It would be fair to say that Disney isn't having the greatest of years at >> the box office, with the Mouse House's once-golden touch at the multiplex >> fading very quickly and even more publicly in the face of several major
bombs in short order.

In fact, things have gotten so bad that one of the studio's most recent
flops has overtaken a newer and even bigger flop in the race to earn the >> most money, which leads you to believe there won't be much in the way of >> backslapping in the upper echelons of Mickey's ivory tower.

Pixar's ELEMENTAL was declared a bust after its opening weekend after
scoring the animation powerhouse's worst domestic opening weekend in
almost 30 years

What? You mean the first animated studio film to feature a non-binary >gender-fluid character isn't making money?!?!

Unpossible!!!

Somehow I never really thought of Bambi in terms of
gender....obviously Bambi's mother was female but it's not a story
riven with gender images :)

Obviously the ending of Bambi totally got past you.

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On Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:09:32 -0400, A Friend <[email protected]> wrote:

Obviously the ending of Bambi totally got past you.

Given I llast saw it in childhood 50+ years ago one's memory is dimmer
than it was back then....mostly I remember the shots that killed his
mother.

(I heard they did a poll onetime on most memorable movie villains and
he finished first despite never appearing on screen....)

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On 7/31/2023 6:09 PM, A Friend wrote:

In article <[email protected]>, The Horny Goat <[email protected]> wrote:

On Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:58:12 -0700, BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

In article <[email protected]>,
useapen <[email protected]> wrote:

It would be fair to say that Disney isn't having the greatest of years at >>>> the box office, with the Mouse House's once-golden touch at the multiplex >>>> fading very quickly and even more publicly in the face of several major >>>> bombs in short order.

In fact, things have gotten so bad that one of the studio's most recent >>>> flops has overtaken a newer and even bigger flop in the race to earn the >>>> most money, which leads you to believe there won't be much in the way of >>>> backslapping in the upper echelons of Mickey's ivory tower.

Pixar's ELEMENTAL was declared a bust after its opening weekend after
scoring the animation powerhouse's worst domestic opening weekend in
almost 30 years

What? You mean the first animated studio film to feature a non-binary
gender-fluid character isn't making money?!?!

Unpossible!!!

Somehow I never really thought of Bambi in terms of
gender....obviously Bambi's mother was female but it's not a story
riven with gender images :)

Obviously the ending of Bambi totally got past you.

You seem to be saying that BAMBI was a stag film...

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