2023-06-19 14:07:39
Elementarythe new film from Pixar, would have had the worst start in the studio’s history. Toy Story for its first weekend of operation.
star command, we have a problem
It’s a veritable traffic jam of releases that seems to have been going on for the past few weeks in the fierce fight for the top spot at the American box office. The miracle Spider-Man : Across the Spider-Versethe sympathetic Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and the shameful remake The little Mermaid would thus all still be present in the race for the podium, and the release on the same day (June 16) of the DC carnage The Flash clearly wouldn’t have helped the studio behind The world of Nemo for the first weekend of his last foal. Indeed, with only $29.5 million raised in 3 daysthe fiery return of Pixar, Elementarywould simply realize worst start in studio history.
The Flash Although it may have had a disappointing start at the American box office, Peter Sohn’s film would still not have succeeded in establishing itself in American cinemas. It would therefore be a real cold shower for Pixarand these numbers would not be not far from disaster. After the failure of Buzz Lightning (50.5 million dollars the first weekend), this would be a new blow for the studio, weakened since the releases directly on Disney+ of its last films (Red alert, Luca et Soul).
beyond the box office?
This would be an all the more alarming signal given thatElementary would have earned less for his startup than the anecdotal Ahead (39.1 million dollars) yet released in the midst of a pandemic and which remains the studio’s biggest failure with its 141.9 million dollars collected worldwide. It would also be a very bad sign for its director, Peter Sohn, who was already behind the huge flop. Arlo’s Journey.
With its 39.1 million dollars, the feature film released in 2015 was the previous holder of the unfortunate record of the worst start for Pixar. This would be all the sadder for the artist as he has worked on some of the firm’s finest hits such as The Incredibles, The world of Nemo or Ratatouille.
Blow hot and cold
His career as a director for the studio would therefore be far from being as fruitful for the moment. For comparison, when inflation is taken into account, Pixar’s very first film, the legendary Toy Storyearned $67.8 million on its release (34 million in 1995). Word of mouth and the international market might perhaps save the film if it follows the trajectory of Coco For example. Indeed, despite very modest beginnings (50 million dollars in the United States) the film by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina ended its run with 814.3 million dollars in revenue worldwide. Let’s hope for the firm that the film manages to recover and follow the same path.
The comedy rated R (prohibited to children under 17 unaccompanied by an adult) And the Challenge with Jennifer Lawrence should not pose too many problems for the many blockbusters, which should therefore be able to breathe for a week. And that shouldn’t be too much before the arrival on June 30 ofIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Despite the failures and the great uncertainties they cause, one thing remains certain, summer promises to be hot for the top spot at the box office.
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