New reporting from Christian Sylt and Caroline Reid at The London Standard has unearthed the true cost of Deadpool & Wolverine—a figure so massive it reshapes how we interpret the film’s financial “success.”
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Wins $400 Million, Inverting the Stats of Lightyear
With Sonic the Hedgehog 2, our filmmakers and producing partners delivered the high-quality theatrical experience that the whole family had been waiting for, and we are thrilled with the enthusiastic global response to the characters and world we have created out of...
Tron Has Ruined Magic Kingdom’s Sightlines But Disney Can Fix It
Featured Image Courtesy: Bioreconstruct For attempting to moderate the company and get Disney out of politics, even if it has been unsuccessful thus far, CEO Bob Chapek deserves praise. When it comes to his philosophy for the theme parks and the rise of show...
The Disney Backlash Is Real… Now How Can They Make a Comeback?
Is there a way forward for Disney after the failure of Lightyear? The Walt Disney Company is under a revelatory moment as they grapple with the utter failure of Lightyear, the muted reaction to Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the relatively poor ratings for Turning Red....
Abigail Disney Goes After Bob Chapek
Professional grifter, Abigail Disney, is back at it again with an improbable effort to harm the Disney CEO while she holds almost no sway with the company. If it were not for her last name and the wealth bequeathed to her by her family, you likely would not...
Harmonious Live! on Disney+ Review: Expensive Lip Syncing
A swing and a miss for Disney Parks as an advertised "live event" is mostly lip syncing. This is going to be a quick review because I've been given the task of rating the very short Harmonious Live special on Disney+. If you've seen Harmonious before at Epcot, you've...
Dear Misleading Media: The Minions Are Coming! The Minions Are Coming!
Two competing theories for Lightyear failed and both are about to be put to the test in just ten days... It has been fun to watch the mainstream and access media all flutter into a unison of excuses for the failure of Lightyear. "People just aren't going to...
Disney Channel Releases Juneteenth Educational Video
When entertainment companies release education material that is factual and not married to modern political theories or ideologies, we need to recognize their efforts. The Walt Disney Company through the Disney Channel has released an educational Juneteenth video...
Magic Kingdom Dads Can Grab a Special Brownie Today
Dads love chocolate. Dads love gifts. If you're near the Contemporary Resort, two birds can be hit with one stone today! If you are at the Magic Kingdom today and would like to celebrate Father's Day with a really cool dad, there's a great way to enjoy the...
Lightyear Is Such a Virtue Signaling Flop, Pixar Faces a Reckoning
There are times when a failure is too big and too important for a studio to continue on in the way it had been. Lightyear has missed to such a level. There are spoilers in this article regarding Lightyear. Batman v Superman and its abysmal reception was enough to end...
Lightyear Is Losing and That Means the Culture Is Shifting… Again
To infinity and beyond... or to losses and falling below projections? Late on Friday, trade publications began to softly adjust their Lightyear projections. No, the movie will not be making the $90 million we were looking at a week ago. No, the movie will...
Lightyear Flop Incoming? Featuring Valliant Renegade & WDW Pro
A Bad Start Could Signal a Bomb Incoming for Buzz Update: 8:05 PM EST 6/17/22 Variety is downgrading Lightyear from an expected $70M weekend opening in the US... down to only $55M with a best-case-scenario of $60M. It could drop even lower. Read the following...
Imagineer Charita Carter Details Splash Mountain’s Future
Charita Carter is an imagineer with the Walt Disney Company tasked with trying to reshape Splash Mountain into a ride all about the Princess and the Frog. In doing so, she will be removing a story straight out of African folklore which Disney now deems problematic....