Posted on 06/20/2022 11:22:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Disney’s animated movie ‘Lightyear’ flopped in its first weekend in theaters, with the new Toy Story spin-off film earning $51.7 million in North America.
Not only did the movie open lower than expected, but it also failed to conquer ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’, which held on to the first-place spot with $58.7 million in its second weekend.
Expectations were very high for ‘Lightyear’, an origin story about the movie that inspired the space ranger action figure in the ‘Toy Story’ movies, with some analysts pegging the movie for a $70 million North American debut. But it didn't even come close to that.
The disappointing start came after controversy over Disney’s decision to include a brief kiss between a lesbian couple in the movie and to replace the conservative star Tim Allen with Chris Evans as the voice of Buzz Lightyear.
‘Lightyear’ opened in 4,255 locations domestically and in 43 markets overseas – but 14 Muslim-majority nations banned the movie from playing in their cinemas because Disney included a lesbian kiss.
The United Arab Emirates, a Muslim-led nation that criminalizes homosexuality, became the first nation to ban the movie from cinemas in response to the same-sex scene.
The scene had been originally cut from the film by Disney earlier this year bit it was reinstated in March after Pixar staffers complained about the censorship in an open letter obtained by Variety.
A total of 14 countries- Malaysia, The UAE, Indonesia, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Syria and Iraq- have barred citizens from seeing the film due to the kiss between a same-sex couple.
this film is rumored to cost 200 million.
50 million box is not peanuts. I dont really call that a flop. It will probably break even
Yuck, no thanks. If Disney wants to pander to the 2% then that is the most that they should have as paying customers.
Good.
I think the previous one opened at 240% of this.
Disney is trying to destroy itself, thinking this crap is worth it! Riiiiiiiiight!
When will they learn!
“Disney reinstated the kiss after complaints by their employees.” Hey were any of the ones complaining th 12 that got arrested for child-porn?
Given a choice between seeing the world taken over by giant carnivorous lizards, or watching another gay kiss, people will choose world domination by lizards.
I read that the rule of thumb is that the break even point for a film is twice the budget, so $400 million is the goal for Lightyear.
A journalist with a sense of humor.
oh ...well that might be a stretch.
I guess the dems are just going to have to keep seeing the movie
Lez Lightyear
Good!
The Great Reset is starting to get it’s ass kicked by the Great Awakening
“The United Arab Emirates, a ‘Muslim-led nation’ that criminalizes homosexuality”
It’s a Muslim nation.
Disney has been dead to me for a long time....nothing has changed!!!!
Disney could have left the pedo woke garbage alone and let kids enjoy what probably would have been a great film. Have seen all of the toy stories and loved them..but nah, Disney decided to go full pedo and put this garbage into their film..they will never learn
All the foreign counties with any morality left have banned it which is pathetic we’ve sunk so low 🤪
Flops, but as long as people continue subscribing to Disney+, etc. the cash will continue to flow in to fund these projects targeting our children. Millions of kids still saw it / will see it.
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