Disney Says ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ and ‘Moana’ Were Hits, Actually
When a movie comes out and grosses, let’s say, $345 million or $262 million worldwide, usually that’s good. Neither has lived up to box office expectations and, on a recent earnings call, Variety reported that Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro admitted as much. However, he explained that Disney movies can’t be judged solely on box office receipts.
- ▪When a movie comes out and grosses, let’s say, $345 million or $262 million worldwide, usually that’s good.
- ▪Neither has lived up to box office expectations and, on a recent earnings call, Variety reported that Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro admitted as much.
- ▪However, he explained that Disney movies can’t be judged solely on box office receipts.
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Context is everything. When a movie comes out and grosses, let’s say, $345 million or $262 million worldwide, usually that’s good. It’s a lot of money. But when those movies are from franchises whose previous installments have made over $1 billion, $300 million or so starts to look much less impressive. $345 million and $262 million, by the way, are the current global box office totals for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu and the live-action remake of Moana, both of which were released by Disney this summer. Neither has lived up to box office expectations and, on a recent earnings call, Variety reported that Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro admitted as much. However, he explained that Disney movies can’t be judged solely on box office receipts.
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