'Box Office: Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Bombing
‘Strange World’ Bombing
“Black Panther:
Wakanda Forever” continued to rule over the Thanksgiving holiday box office
Faced with
only token opposition, the superhero sequel picked up $10 million on Wednesday
The Marvel
and Disney release is on pace to earn roughly $63 million over the five-day period, easily
Another Disney
movie, “Strange World,” is bombing, grossing a disappointing $4
2 million on
Wednesday as it eyes a five-day haul of under $24 million
That’s a
terrible result for the $180 million-budgeted animated adventure
For comparison
sake, “Encanto,” another recent Disney animated offering, earned $40
3 million over
the Thanksgiving holiday in 2021 — and that was considered to be a soft result for the
“Encanto” didn’t
really tap into the zeitgeist until it started streaming on Disney+ when “We Don’
Among the
other newcomers, Sony and Black Label Media’s “Devotion,” an inspirational drama about two elite
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