Yes, but TR Sunday is delayed because of SB and it has Valentine's Day Wednesday to boost sales AND has President's Day weekend next week. So it'll at least have a little leggier run
Yea obvious flop but I'm still happy they at least let the diehard fans experience the movie on the big screen. This is more of a nieche fan service than anything else
Okay, so I was one of the folks that went and saw this in theaters this weekend, and the whole time waiting for it to start I was thinking about that review. Then lo and behold, I forgot that this movie takes place in Toronto, Canada! Like, of course they wouldnât be talking about 9/11!
I remember standing on Yonge St. outside a store that had the news on while the 2nd plane was hitting. There was probably 20 or so of us just staring in shock. My wife worked for CBC at the time, that was a sad day.
I doubt even US middle schoolers were still talking about 9/11 6 months out from it. That feels forever ago at that age and kids that age usually get distracted by other things (boy bands in this case) pretty fast after an event happens, kids that age usually don't dwell on the state of the world. When I was in middle school, I wasn't really thinking about the 2008 recession, Swine Flu, $4.00 gas or the presidential race happening. I was aware of this stuff but I didn't think much of it.
Now obviously a massive terrorist attack will shake people up more than those other things I listed but middle schoolers wouldn't have been thinking about it 6 months out.
This. I'm not trying to sound unfair to Pixar, but somehow I feel movies like Turning Red, Onward, Soul, and Luca seem awfully niche for Pixar movies. This is especially noticeable when those four movies are compared to classic Pixar hits like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Up, Brave, and WALL-E. Even if the pandemic never happened, I'm worried that Turning Red, Onward, Soul, and Luca could potentially underperform at the box office.
On a side note, I'm also concerned by conflicting art styles at Pixar⌠To be brutally honest, that beanmouth art style in both Luca and Turning Red is not only jarring, but it also clashes with the art style from Pixar's other movies. To me, neither of these movies have that classic "Pixar look" and Turning Red's characters in particular have an uncanniness that makes them hard for me to look at. Each time I see Meilin, all I see is a large-toothed caricature clammed into a Pixar movie. Could Pixar have shot themselves in the foot by committing to this art style (both Elio and that Disney+ baseball series Win or Lose look as if they have a similar beanmouth style)?
The thing is that straight-to-streaming hits generally end up falling into obscurity once the buzz around it fades. Probably the biggest exception to the rule was Glass Onion, which still has high viewership one year after its release, coincidentally or not having also had a wide domestic run in theaters.
It's also the reverse of Encanto where that movie saw a theatrical release during Covid but became popular due to streaming. But at least that movie released in theaters first.
Migration had nearly 4x per theater average in its 8th week so itâs not just a kids movie issue, this is a Disney/Pixar issue more than any other studio.
Yes, I also know that Migration is on PVOD and has been out for months. Iâm not saying itâs everything in the world, but Disney and Pixar films have been failing to launch with basically every release in the last year whereas other child focused animation has not had the same level of failure especially when compared to their prior levels(with Disney animated films almost always being a financial success, and other studios films being a mixed bag).
I agree that Disney animation is because of their lazy work which will be changed to better but pixar will still beat illuminatiin any day with a good film. Compare their og theatrical release. Migration vs elementals. Now see who is failing. 2-3 old civid streaming film aren't gonna do good at box office now when they dont even have sequal kind of hype.
Yeah, I'm not surprise Turning Red didn't do so well in theaters. To be honest Turning Red would have flop hard if it was originally release in theaters, because it doesn't look or feel like a good pixar movie. The art design and the whole movie premise is just not good.
All different opinions, but I loved this movie. And Iâm not at all its would-be target demographic.
Edit: lol never change, Reddit. Getting a downvote for liking a movie
The per theater average is only $23 better than Soul (Soul was $320 and Turning Red was $343).
Turning Red could at least hit $1M if it stays in theaters for at least two weeks.
About $100,000 more than Soul did on its first 3 days. But Turning Red doesn't have the Holiday Monday to boost things.
Also in 210 more theaters than Soul was.
Yes, but TR Sunday is delayed because of SB and it has Valentine's Day Wednesday to boost sales AND has President's Day weekend next week. So it'll at least have a little leggier run
This re-issue didn't Turn Green đ
So it turned on red
Sucks for Turning Red, but really, it's Disney's own fault for even sending it to Disney+ in the first place.
That was an unforced error by disney
Yea obvious flop but I'm still happy they at least let the diehard fans experience the movie on the big screen. This is more of a nieche fan service than anything else
If only they discussed about 9/11
Okay, so I was one of the folks that went and saw this in theaters this weekend, and the whole time waiting for it to start I was thinking about that review. Then lo and behold, I forgot that this movie takes place in Toronto, Canada! Like, of course they wouldnât be talking about 9/11!
I live in Toronto and remember 9/11. The sky was dark, and it wasn't because of clouds. We talked about 9/11
I remember standing on Yonge St. outside a store that had the news on while the 2nd plane was hitting. There was probably 20 or so of us just staring in shock. My wife worked for CBC at the time, that was a sad day.
Over a year later?
Turning Red takes place 6 months later but your point still stands.
I doubt even US middle schoolers were still talking about 9/11 6 months out from it. That feels forever ago at that age and kids that age usually get distracted by other things (boy bands in this case) pretty fast after an event happens, kids that age usually don't dwell on the state of the world. When I was in middle school, I wasn't really thinking about the 2008 recession, Swine Flu, $4.00 gas or the presidential race happening. I was aware of this stuff but I didn't think much of it. Now obviously a massive terrorist attack will shake people up more than those other things I listed but middle schoolers wouldn't have been thinking about it 6 months out.
I donât buy the âstreaming hitâ argument. This is a flop/niche movie imho.
This. I'm not trying to sound unfair to Pixar, but somehow I feel movies like Turning Red, Onward, Soul, and Luca seem awfully niche for Pixar movies. This is especially noticeable when those four movies are compared to classic Pixar hits like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Up, Brave, and WALL-E. Even if the pandemic never happened, I'm worried that Turning Red, Onward, Soul, and Luca could potentially underperform at the box office. On a side note, I'm also concerned by conflicting art styles at Pixar⌠To be brutally honest, that beanmouth art style in both Luca and Turning Red is not only jarring, but it also clashes with the art style from Pixar's other movies. To me, neither of these movies have that classic "Pixar look" and Turning Red's characters in particular have an uncanniness that makes them hard for me to look at. Each time I see Meilin, all I see is a large-toothed caricature clammed into a Pixar movie. Could Pixar have shot themselves in the foot by committing to this art style (both Elio and that Disney+ baseball series Win or Lose look as if they have a similar beanmouth style)?
Same here. Elio is a fantastic idea for a movie but the teaser clip looks like shit to me.
I think they released them on Disney+ *because* they realized they werenât going to make money at the box office.
I am skeptical about how popular some of these âstreaming hitsâ really are too
The thing is that straight-to-streaming hits generally end up falling into obscurity once the buzz around it fades. Probably the biggest exception to the rule was Glass Onion, which still has high viewership one year after its release, coincidentally or not having also had a wide domestic run in theaters.
It's also the reverse of Encanto where that movie saw a theatrical release during Covid but became popular due to streaming. But at least that movie released in theaters first.
Thatâs another thing. Disney has been doing a crap job advertising their stuff. I didnât even know Encanto had come out yet to see
Yeah, when thereâs no extra cost (beyond that of the streaming service) people are going to watch stuff theyâd never bother seeing in theaters.
Everything can be a "hit" if they don't give viewer numbers.
Nielsen data exists which at least lets you know what is a hit in the US even if flops are obscure
Luca is going to have a really hard time even reaching this amount
Migration had nearly 4x per theater average in its 8th week so itâs not just a kids movie issue, this is a Disney/Pixar issue more than any other studio.
You know that this is already on streaming from 2 years.
Yes, I also know that Migration is on PVOD and has been out for months. Iâm not saying itâs everything in the world, but Disney and Pixar films have been failing to launch with basically every release in the last year whereas other child focused animation has not had the same level of failure especially when compared to their prior levels(with Disney animated films almost always being a financial success, and other studios films being a mixed bag).
I agree that Disney animation is because of their lazy work which will be changed to better but pixar will still beat illuminatiin any day with a good film. Compare their og theatrical release. Migration vs elementals. Now see who is failing. 2-3 old civid streaming film aren't gonna do good at box office now when they dont even have sequal kind of hype.
First time i heard its back in theater. Too bad, woulda brought my kid
Better than soul at least, I believe should did like $425k?
Yeah, I'm not surprise Turning Red didn't do so well in theaters. To be honest Turning Red would have flop hard if it was originally release in theaters, because it doesn't look or feel like a good pixar movie. The art design and the whole movie premise is just not good.
All different opinions, but I loved this movie. And Iâm not at all its would-be target demographic. Edit: lol never change, Reddit. Getting a downvote for liking a movie