At Disney, they already used the strategy of launching one of their animated films first in theaters last year and then using it as a Christmas claim for Disney + with ‘Charm’. Everything pointed to the fact that they were going to do exactly the same thing with ‘Mundo Extraño’, because It already has a release date on Disney +: will be the December 23th when available there for free to existing subscribers.
It is also not surprising that Disney did not want to extend its time on the big screen, where it arrived on November 23. And it is that this animated science fiction film accumulates worldwide income of 53.5 million dollars when its budget went up to 180 million. In fact, it is estimated that the study could face losses of up to 147 million with it. a historic failure.
It is true that in some countries they have not wanted to release it due to its inclusive content, while Disney itself decided not to release it in theaters in France so as not to have to face the long waiting time it would have to face to release it later in Disney+. something tells me that they already smelled this fiasco and that is why they made that decision in such an important market.
Now ‘Strange World’ will have a second chance with the public. For my part, I see it as practically impossible for a phenomenon similar to that of ‘Enchantment’ to happen, which is not that it was a hit in theaters but later on streaming it enjoyed unparalleled success, but it is also true that I don’t think it deserves such a hard blow as the received. Its problem is that it lacks personality and inspiration to come even close to the best Disney animated movies, but beware, it’s not one of the worst either.
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