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In response to
"If Disney had a winner like this, they’d simply say it outright. They owe their stock owners more loyalty than exhibitors."
by
Will Hunting
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See, you're speculating. I'm showing math.
Posted by
David (aka David)
Apr 5 '21, 15:41
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Disney *did* outright say they had a winner when they announced that Cruella and Black Widow would have the same release pattern.
As for the rest, you're making broad strokes generalizations involving a dying business model. And your assumptions ignore the reality that this happened in one format on one weekend.
Also, Aladdin earned more than half its domestic box office during its first 10 days. That's far from a slow burn. And yes, Raya and the Last Dragon won't out-earn it because that film had the benefit of full theatrical release during a non-pandemic. You miss the forest for the trees with that comment.
Amid a pandemic and facing boycotts from exhibitors, Raya and the Last Dragon just turned a profit after opening weekend. This is the proof of concept we'll use for the next generation.
To a larger point, these are the new economics, and you need to get used to them.
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