Animated cinema has always been linked to Disney, but now they are going through a bad time and Universal wants to take their place in the coming years.
the latest movies of Disney In theaters they had a disappointing revival and probably weren’t even profitable. Some examples are Light year which cost 200 million and raised only 226 million, Strange world which cost 135 million and raised only 42 million or Turning red which had a mixed theatrical release and Disney+ so they only got 20 million on a budget of 175 million. while a Universal images the bills come out, since then the bads cost 80 million and collected 250 million, while Minions: Gru’s Origin it cost 80 million and is one of the top grossers of the year with 939 million dollars.
So, if we sum up the accounts, Disney about 510 million were spent to obtain 288 million, while universal spent 160 million to shake up the box office and get 1,189 million dollars. That is why it is normal for those responsible to be very grown up and thinking of dethroning the king. The CEO of the company revealed it, Jeff Shellduring a press conference.
“If I went back 10 years and said Disney will ever be challenged in animation, everyone would say it’s impossible. Now, I honestly believe our animation rivals, if not even surpasses, Disney.”
In 2023, the same trend could continue.
Have already commented that next year, Disney will shorten approximately 40 titles, including episodic films and TV shows, for distribution in theaters and on streaming platforms. Even so, it has cool previews like Elementary of Pixar and Wish. But they won’t even come close to the brutal impact of universal with Super Mario Bros.: The Movie and other versions like Migration yes Trolls 3.
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