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Pixar's Newest Movie, 'Elio', Is a Box-Office Dud
- biglyburrito 1y agohttps://archive.md/58LAy https://archive.md/58LAy
- jessyco 1y agoI never heard of the movie, haven't seen any advertisements (YouTube, Radio, friends).
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- Spivak 1y agoI mean on Disney+ right now Elio is 3rd on the carousel behind Frozen on Ice and Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Doesn't seem like they were promoting it that hard. You would think a 250 million dollar investment would give them top billing right after its release.
- VanTheBrand 1y agoThat’s just a movie trailer. The film is not available outside theaters.
- rocketvole 1y agoIf it wasn't obvious, using Box-Office numbers as a catch-all measure of film success hasn't been reasonable since we came out of Covid. Streaming counts are beginning to play a larger role. It's why so many large studios are willing to make Direct-To-Streaming Movies instead of releasing them in theaters- Sony's (well-rated) "Kpop Demon Hunters" is the most recent example to come to mind.
- snarkyturtle 1y agoNot super great of them to release an original movie so close to Lilo and Stitch, which is still in theaters and just crossed $900M world-wide. And of course, How to Train Your Dragon, as mentioned in the article.
- thcipriani 1y agoSaw it this weekend, it's a solid Pixar movie. But I only learned about it because I was looking to go see a movie and Elio was the most original movie playing at the local theater; I'd heard nothing about it. I have heard more about the two live-action remakes (Lilo and Stitch/How to Train Your Dragon) and the sequel (28 years later) that are currently showing.
- xorbax 1y agoPeople who have kids know it will be on streaming and can't afford the theatre. Figure it out. This isn't nostalgia IP, it's for actual children. Like who live in families with budgets and priorities. Catch me when the streaming numbers post.
- randomcarbloke 1y agoI have kids and this post is the first I'm even hearing about it, but you're right I'm not rushing to the cinema, remortgaging my house only to surround myself with feral kids, I'll wait until it hits Disney Primeflix.
- nothercastle 1y agoYeah they killed it by not advertising at all
- khedoros1 1y agoThey've been playing trailers for it for literal years. It seems like we started seeing Elio trailers before kid's movies around fall or winter 2022. My wife and I had started wondering if it was ever going to come out.
- paxys 1y agoPeople would go watch original movies in theaters every weekend when tickets were $6 a pop. Now a night at the movies for a family can run into the hundreds of dollars. The cost of a disappointing showing is simply too high. The audience will only pay for Fast & Furious part 27 and Toy Story 16, and so that's what we are stuck with.
- 0x38B 1y agoOne of my local theatres does a discount Tuesday with $5 tickets. Over the years the price has crept up to $5.75, but it’s still an easier sell to friends and family. Of course if you buy online they add almost $2 to the price of a ticket… but that’s another rant.
- pxtail 1y ago> if you buy online they add almost $2 to the price of a ticket What's the logic behind this practice? Since there is no need for employee to be involved then shouldn't online bought ticket be even cheaper?
- acdha 1y agoUsually they call it a convenience fee or something like that, basically recognizing that certainty and not having to talk with people are worth a lot to many people.
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- ofcourseyoudo 1y agoSinners though
- ElCapitanMarkla 1y agoYeah you’re not wrong there. My fam of 4 went to see Minecraft when it came out, $80+ on tickets, another $30 or so on snacks. I’m not even sure enjoy watching films at the movies vs on my couch at home anymore. My big OLED has really put a dampener on the movie going experience.
- archerx 1y agoI think it’s 3D calarts style is off putting. The original Pixar character designs are so much better and this feels like a step backwards.
- swivelmaster 1y agoThis… is an interesting point I hadn’t considered. Does this apply to Turning Red as well?
- nlawalker 1y agoNot sure about Turning Red, but it was a common criticism of Win or Lose, their Disney+ series from a few months ago.
- archerx 1y agoYes, I feel like it's some new kind of uncanny valley. It's weird because in 2D it's not so bad and in Claymation it works well (Wallace and Gromit) but there's something about the hyperreal Calarts style that just is not pleasant to look at. The Incredibles was peak Pixar character art style.
- bitwize 1y agoThe original Pixar characters were also CalArts style; in fact they were more CalArts than the modern "beansmile" characters. The "A113" easter egg in many Pixar movies refers to a classroom at CalArts. "CalArts style" was a slur coined by John Kricfalusi for animation from the likes of Disney and Don Bluth from the 1970s-1980s or so, with its emphasis on details and stylized realism, which he loathed. (John Kricfalusi loathes any animation not in the style of Bob Clampett, and I think he also loathes women older than 18 years old...) Later, chuds picked up on this term and used it to refer to "any animation I don't like" which is where we are today. Let's stop using CalArts as a slur. The institute produced and continues to produce very fine animators.
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- joeblubaugh 1y agoReally too bad - this one works well for a 4 year old, which has honestly been a rare find for us. That said, I only found out about it by chance when looking for the release date of 28 Years Later
- joeblubaugh 1y agoIt did look expensive on screen, but $250 million?! I think they could have spent much less without seriously affecting the things that mattered most. A visual downgrade wouldn’t have stopped us from enjoying it.
- laidoffamazon 1y agoI might be wrong but my assumption is a big part of costs was a substantial retooling of the plot. Originally it has America Fererra as Elios mother, who was replaced with Zoe Saldana only last August (??). Additionally the first trailer seems to indicate an entirely different plot than the one in the finished product
- joeblubaugh 1y agoOh - it seems there was a directorial change and substantial rework: https://screenrant.com/elio-pixar-changes-different-how-why/ https://screenrant.com/elio-pixar-changes-different-how-why/
- andrewmcwatters 1y ago> Pixar movies are still produced entirely in the United States, increasing labor costs. Some other studios have started to rely on overseas production. This is so offensive.
- NBJack 1y agoNot to sound cheeky, but which part?
- andrewmcwatters 1y agoThe contempt for hiring American workers at an American company.
- NBJack 1y agoI admit the general aesthetic was off-putting and was a bit hard to get excited for in the previews. Looking at the producer's prior work, I can see why it wouldn't appeal to me: I wasn't a fan of Coco, The Good Dinosaur, or Brave either. It didn't help that Brad Garrett's voice just didn't seem to ..fit?.. their character, despite the rest of the cast.