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   On 25 Jan 2022, Steve Cummings  posted some   
   news:sspvp3$ltma$61@news.freedyn.de:   
      
   > Sucked up to woke, got shit on, going broke.   
      
   Disney is facing massive losses, even after a summer full of big releases.   
      
   According to box office analyst Valliant Renegade, Walt Disney Co. has   
   lost nearly $900 million following its last eight studio releases,   
   including box office flops like LIGHTYEAR and STRANGE WORLD.   
      
   Valliant Renegade’s report mentioned one of the main reasons why Disney is   
   having so much trouble getting audiences in theaters: their own streaming   
   service. However, Movieguide® knows the truth is actually in the morals   
   their recent releases have promoted.   
      
   Movieguide® reported:   
      
   Disney and Pixar movies used to be a sure thing at the box office, but it   
   looks like the movie studio is still struggling to connect with audiences.   
      
   The studio’s last two offerings, LIGHTYEAR and STRANGE WORLD, both   
   suffered at the box office for multiple reasons, but the biggest one is   
   content.   
      
   Both LIGHTYEAR and STRANGE WORLD failed to find their footing with   
   audiences and failed at the box office — LIGHTYEAR made $226 million off a   
   $200 million budget, while STRANGE WORLD majorly flopped, making just $70   
   million off a $180 million budget.   
      
   Each of these movies featured content that was not family-friendly, which   
   meant many parents chose not to take their children to the theater.   
      
   It’s not just Disney who lost money from immoral content. As Movieguide®   
   also reported:   
      
   If anything is clear from the 2022 slate of releases, should movies   
   contain moral values and not fall back on immoral content, like excessive   
   violence and sex, they soar.   
      
   One example is Paramount’s TOP GUN: MAVERICK, which became the highest   
   grossest movie ever released by the studio in a year that many considered   
   a throw-away in terms of box office revenue.   
      
   As Movieguide®’s review of MAVERICK notes, the movie championed moral   
   themes such as sacrifice and patriotism, and kept immorality to a minimum.   
      
   In contrast, Paramount’s grossly immoral BABYLON, which boasted a cast of   
   A-list actors, bombed.   
      
   Unfortunately, it was not only the movies geared towards adult audiences   
   that suffered due to a misjudgment of what audiences want to see on   
   screen.   
      
   Walt Disney Studios’ STRANGE WORLD and LIGHTYEAR both are now expected to   
   lose the company $100M each, Variety reported.   
      
   However, it was not due to a lack of willing families, but rather Disney’s   
   recent obsession with sexuality over story.   
      
   MINIONS: RISE OF GRU, which was the only animated feature to break into   
   the top ten highest grossing movies in 2022, proves that families were   
   willing show up to theaters, so long as they strayed away from adult   
   topics like sexuality.   
      
   Both LIGHTYEAR and STRANGE WORLD contained LGBTQ+ characters that the   
   studio hoped would hold up weak stories, but ultimately ostracized their   
   largest audience.   
      
   Another money-loser tied to Disney+ is the fact that they no longer   
   license their content to other streaming services or networks. For   
   example, the Marvel shows like DAREDEVIL and JESSICA JONES created by   
   Netflix, or AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. which ran on ABC.   
      
   Disney has been working to offset these losses by cutting jobs. Marca   
   reported that the company plans to cut 7,000 jobs as part of a $5.5   
   billion cost savings plan.   
      
   Movieguide® previously reported on these lay-offs:   
      
   According to Deadline, Disney began their third round of planned layoffs   
   yesterday. Disney recently began their previous layoffs in late March.   
      
   The third round of layoffs is expected to affect more than 2,500 people   
   across the entire company. The Parks and Resorts divisions are likely to   
   remain untouched, however it is unclear as to where the main division cut   
   will be.   
      
   In the second round of layoffs, the television division was the main one   
   affected. Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO confirmed in March that this third round   
   of layoffs is expected to be the last. However, there could still be small   
   job cuts in the future.   
      
   The third round of layoffs is primarily due to the writers’ strike. Which   
   has halted the film and TV development industry. For TV and film   
      
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