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Annihilating 2016: What's Next?

posted 8 years ago by Zaphenzo
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So Disney has officially smashed box offices in 2016. Has already broken its own record for BO earnings in a year, with Moana and Rogue One numbers still to come.

So, looking forward to 2017, can they possibly repeat? From what I know, we're looking at:
Beauty and the Beast
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2
Cars 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Coco
And an untitled live action movie

So, with GotG pretty much guaranteed to take in a big haul, and BatB certainly having potential, do they have a chance to hit a billion with any of these movies, or come close to this year's success? PotC seems to be more anticipated than I would have expected, considering the lackluster entries since the second one (well, since the first IMO; I haven't really enjoyed any of them anywhere close to as much as I enjoyed the first). Maybe Coco or the untitled movie might surprise us, but I don't see Disney coming anywhere close to matching this year. Are there any movies I'm missing? What do you guys think?

[–] norgizfox 8 years ago

You missed Thor: Ragnarok and Star Wars Episode 8. Star Wars is of course destined for another smash hit, but I'm not sure how Thor will do. I can't think of what Disney's untitled movie could be. Disney is probably going to push that date back.

I think Guardians of the Galaxy and Beauty and the Beast both have a very strong chance at reaching a billion. I'm not sure if Pirates of the Caribbean will be a big hit. It's been about 6 years since the last film, and I don't know if people are excited about that franchise anymore.

But yea, overall, 2017 is looking to be a weaker year for Disney.

[–] pajamadancer 8 years ago

Probably because most of the box office movie comes from international markets. Theaters are struggling in the states.