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   On 11 Feb 2022, Steve Cummings  posted some   
   news:su5tlh$16tgr$6@news.freedyn.de:   
      
   > Kiss woke ass, here's a shovel for your grave.  Start digging.   
      
   The Walt Disney Company is looking at an almost $900 million loss   
   following a series of woke flops at the box office.   
      
   According to an analysis by Valliant Renegade, which aims to look at the   
   business and financial side of Hollywood, the last eight studio releases   
   put out by the company have not performed as well as expected.   
      
   Guardians of the Galaxy and its most recent endeavor, a live-action   
   version of The Little Mermaid, have failed to meet expectations, while two   
   other recent films, Strange World and Lightyear were complete failures.   
      
   Even Disney's valuable archive has seen old characters given progressive   
   makeovers, with 'offensive' imagery removed from rides and movies. Some   
   conservatives feel the company has gone too far in its woke reinvention.   
      
   'One important aspect we always discuss here, which is worth reminding   
   everyone about, is that Disney retains exclusive rights to its content   
   after theatrical release,' Valliant Renegade explained.   
      
   Disney no longer licenses content, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe,   
   to third-party platforms such as Netflix and Amazon and therefore has   
   forfeited billions of dollars in potential revenue.   
      
   'The once envied entertainment company is now struggling to find a profit   
   on almost every single film released. Disney's bloated budgets for these   
   projects are vastly higher than the competition on average, particularly   
   considering the fact that every single film Disney releases comes with   
   blockbuster production price tags,' the YouTuber explained.   
      
   Disney would have significantly more revenue if it pursued licensing   
   agreements with major streaming services but instead the company is   
   featuring its content exclusively on their own Disney+ streaming platform.   
      
   It means that the House of Mouse is essentially being propped up by the   
   other profitable businesses including its theme parks & resorts and ESPN   
   sports.   
      
   The Little Mermaid has neared the $500 million worldwide box office   
   milestone despite a slow start.   
      
   Its domestic box office total is now $270.2 million and its foreign tally   
   stands at $229.1 million, for a worldwide total of $499.3 million.   
      
   The film dropped 21.5 percent in its fifth weekend, despite losing 205   
   theaters, for a revised theater count of 3,275.   
      
   The reviews from the critics at Rotten Tomatoes weren't terribly strong,   
   with a 67 percent 'Fresh' rating, though the audience score is much higher   
   at 94 percent.   
      
   The film was controversial right from the start, with the casting of 23-   
   year-old Black actress Halle Bailey as the title character, Ariel.   
      
   The casting led to a wave of racist remarks, claiming her casting wasn't   
   accurate to the character from the original 1989 animated film, voiced by   
   white voice actress Jodi Benson.   
      
   Benson herself defended the casting, revealing in July 2019, 'The most   
   important thing is to tell the story.'   
      
   'And we have, as a family, we have raised our children, and for ourselves,   
   that we don't see anything that's different on the outside,' Benson added.   
      
   The film was produced on a budget of reportedly $250 million, with reports   
   claiming the film would need to earn $560 million worldwide before turning   
   a profit, after considering other costs including a massive marketing   
   spend.   
      
   In other recent films, Lightyear, released one year ago with a reported   
   budget of $200 million, brought in a modest $226.7 million in worldwide   
   ticket sales and received a decidedly mixed critical reception.   
      
   By contrast, The Incredibles 2 in 2018, which was reported to have had a   
   similar production budget, had worldwide box office sales of $1.2 billion.   
      
   Lightyear could not be shown in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries   
   because of its depiction of a same-sex relationship. That also had an   
   impact on its global box office performance.   
      
   In recent years, Disney has become increasingly woke.   
      
      
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