(Not The Bee) I’m shocked, I tell you! Shocked!
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly lost $890 million due to multiple recent box office flops.
How could this happen?!?
Not The Bee has reported on each of these movies and Disney’s decline, but let’s review!
Strange World (which features a gay “romance”) lost $197.4 million, according to Deadline.
Lightyear (which features a lesbian kiss) lost $106 million.
Deadline thinks the two main issues at the box office for Lightyear were that “devoted fans weren’t thrilled that Tim Allen wasn’t doing the voice-over” and “the movie taking liberties with Toy Story canon.”
I love Toy Story as much as the next guy, but does anyone really think this movie’s box office failure was over its canonicity?
You probably haven’t seen Elemental (and neither have I), but someone who knows better said the movie “talks about the evils of xenophobia, and boasts [Pixar’s] first non-binary character.”
Disney’s financial struggles are beyond just the box office numbers.
In February, Disney announced it was going through “strategic restructuring.” Last month, Disney reportedly reached their goal of 7,000 job cuts.
Disney’s theme parks are struggling, too.
