, the company that once generated big box office with the likes of “Avatar,” “Life of Pi,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
To be fair, the faith-based drama “Breakthrough” did a respectable $50.4 million globally on a $14 million budget, but that kind of modest performance is hardly going to justify one of the splashiest purchases in Hollywood history.It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the historic takeover was first announced, Disney’s looming presence over the box office was expected to grow even stronger.
As it stands, a lucrative television pact seems to be the redeeming force behind the merger. Disney now has access toTelevision’s expansive dossier, including ABC and Fox. The studio was also thrilled to receive FX, the network behind Emmys darlings like “The Americans,” American Horror Story” and “Atlanta,” which would help put Disney in the business of prestige television. The film side has done less to prove its value to the content giant.
“If they can figure this out and crack this nut about releasing the R-rated [movies], then there really is no stopping Disney,” Bock said.
dumbass article. Watered my time reading this
I think they’ll be just fine...
I mean....when they release one X-Men movie....it will pay itself off...
Who cares about Disney
Fox movies aren't good?
Or maybe they didn't need to control 100% of all media everywhere. Just stop the monoploies!
Lmao they earned like 5B this year. They'll be fine.
They'll recover all their losses once they release X-men and Fantastic Four movies. 4 billion in ticket sales right there!
Well Disney's own live action movies have been flopping...
HandofGlory666 Bautista does not have the star power of The Rock.
Can somebody blame Fox for Star Wars? That could be a thing.
For gods sake Disney and other movie companies employ a team of psychics and precogs before investing and releasing these movies
The purchase was all about Fox’s shows for streaming. Their movies are just a bonus.
*its
Disney is the new Electronics Arts, kills everything it touches from now on. Soon a lot of these franchises will be dead. Don't believe me? Just remember these words and let time do the rest
No..they bought it for the back catalog of movies and IP's
I'd like to think Disney knew what they were doing when they bought Fox. Clearly they must have know Stuber was never going to be a hit.
Dont They Own Star Wars? and Marvel? and the best vacation place in the world? WDW Disney
The purchase was about buying the rights to intellectual properties. Disney knows what Fox was doing wrong and already has plans to correct it.
This is an idiotic article. It was already known Dark Phoenix was the final X Men film and no one expected a hit.
If you didn't know by now Disney plays the long game, then your credentials should be revoked.
Moronic clickbait.
They said as much the buyout was about streaming, less so box office
Once they make Billions off X-men, Fantastic Four and Avatar they wont give a damn about the scraps that came with the major IPs.
Wasn't the main point of buying Fox to get the library for Disney+ et al plus some IP for its parks? A few short term flops in a deal worth tens of billions seems somewhat inconsequential
Avatar franchise is on deck and set to promote their theme park attraction. Returned Marvel characters promise to extend the life of the MCU at least another 10 years. I don’t think they’re worried about a few legacy flops.
Disney buying up everything was never a good thing.
Phoenix was predestined to Bomb and I’m sure Stuber will make money.
I thought Stuber was entertaining
I mean why do we think they moved back Artemis fowl (A potential bomb) and moved up the Maleficent sequel (a safe bet to offset a potential string of fox bombs)? They knew what they were getting, but are thinking long-term (Marvel + Avatar etc).
if they actually gave a shit about promotinf those movies…
Dark Phoenix was the LAST X-Men entry under Fox...........
Disney buying Area 51 next
Disney should have bought Brazzers.
What a nasty article. Interesting how rebeccaarubin BrentALang failed to consider what 18 months of limbo is like at a film studio while a few thousand staff worry about job security and seeing a film through successfully to its release date.
Fox is a flop The more they back trump The further away people get
I enjoyed Stuber...
aren't they just called write offs?
doubling marketshare and shoring up the future of the shingle?
Don’t forget the forthcoming social justice warrior epic flop birthed by KathleenKennedy TheRiseOfSkywalker If it’s anything like TheLastJedi I’ll wait until it’s available to stream
I am pretty sure they will be ok
It’s a transition year, so they probably just don’t care about the rest of Fox’s 2019 slate...
Doesn't help Disney fired many of the marketing team of Fox and Disney haven't opened live-action film successfully since 2015's Bridge of Spies while Disney might be great launching properties but films are very different will be interesting to see how they handle FordvFerrari
Pretty sure Disney will be just fine with the year they're having.
Wow...did you actually have to use the quote by that guy Jeff Bock? You’re ok with using a quote that’s trying to be “funny” when it references animals that are dying? Don’t know who he is, but he’s a dick for using that as a reference.