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The Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2023 (deadline.com)
submitted 4 months ago by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15188270

  1. The Marvels (Disney/Marvel)
    • Budget: $219.8 million
    • Box office: $206.1 million
    • Net loss: -$237 million
  2. The Flash (Warner Bros./DC)
    • Budget: $220 million
    • Box office: $271.3 million
    • Net loss: -$155 million
  3. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Disney/Lucasfilm)
    • Budget: $387 million
    • Box office: $384 million
    • Net loss: -$143 million
  4. Wish (Disney)
    • Budget: $200 million
    • Box office: $254.9 million
    • Net loss: -$131 million
  5. Haunted Mansion (Disney)
    • Budget: $150 million
    • Box office: $147.5 million
    • Net loss: -$117 million
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[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Bad year for Disney.

[–] Dippy@beehaw.org 11 points 4 months ago

Disney puts out 80% of movies now that they own 80% of studios

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Dis year they feeling like ney

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

So these numbers don't add up, are they adding marketing to the costs column when calculating the losses?

[–] AZERTY@feddit.nl 9 points 4 months ago

The article has the full breakdown.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was like 219-206=237?

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Having these three figures presented as the summary invites that kind of equation. After all:

net income = revenue - expenses

But it looks like its a bit more complex, taking The Marvels as an example the $206.1m box office really converts to only $88m theatrical revenue for the studio. Then:

revenue = (theatrical + home entertainment + television and streaming)
218m    = (88m + 40m + 90m)

expenses = (production costs + prints and ads + residuals and other distribution expenses + interest and overhead + participation)
455m     = (270m + 110m + 21m + 54m + 0m)

net income = revenue - expenses
-237m      = 218m - 455m
[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The never ending debate, has superhero fatigue finally happened, or is it just shitty writing.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought The Flash was good

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

Out of the 5 movies on this list, The Flash was the one I enjoyed the most (I didn't see Dial of Destiny or Haunted Mansion).

[–] VanHalbgott@lemmus.org 4 points 4 months ago

I knew most modern Disney movies sucked.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

I can't stand the Justice League movies or Bats v Supes, but somehow I enjoyed the Flash (for the most part).

Or maybe I was just drunk enough to like it. Idk