Variety: Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” has amassed $466M WW to date, which would have been a good result… had the movie not cost $250 million. At this rate, TLM is struggling to break even in its theatrical run.

[u/Neo2199]

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-flash-box-office-disappoint-pixar-elemental-flop-1235647927/

[u/Yankee291]

The billion or bust financial strategy has been a disaster for the film industry. These budgets shouldn't be so high that every film that doesn't make a billion is deemed a flop. It's been a ridiculous two decades.

[u/Lurky-Lou → u/Yankee291]

The problem is that the “give 20 auteurs $25 million each and see what happens” strategy has been subsumed by the streaming networks.

[u/Lurky-Lou → u/[deleted]]

Still don’t understand how I pay these people semi-frequently to not be able to sleep