Manybox office flops become cult classics, animated Disney movies included.
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Thats largely because not many people saw it.
The final one would be released just five years later,The Princess and the Frog.
Domestic and worldwide box office earnings are according toboxofficemojo.com.
2004 was, simply put, not a great year for Disneyin general.
Both movies failed to make a splash.
It, however, was not as beloved upon its release asSnow White and the Seven DwarfsorCinderella.
In 1959,Sleeping Beautywas the most expensive animated movie Disney had produced.
In fact,it was twice as expensive as the animated movies released right before it, likePeter Pan.
The loss presented bySleeping Beautycontributed to the studio leaning even more into live-action projects over the next few years.
However, the wooden boy doesn’t know right from wrong and his nose grows when he lies.
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Its gone on to make over $121.8 million at theaters around the world since.
The Rescuersproved to be one of Disneys most successful releases of the late 1970s.
Kids and adults alike loved the idea of a pair of mismatched mice on a big adventure.
Home on the Range follows three cows Maggie, Grace and Mrs Caloway who take on a mission to stop their home from being taken away when their dairy farm is served an eviction notice. Forming a team with the Sheriff’s horse, they set out to collect the ransom on cattle rustler Alameda Slim to take their fate into their own hands.
Unfortunately, it did not entirely return on the investment.
Behind-the-scenes problems included animator Don Bluth leaving the company, taking a number of people with him.
To help get everyone home, Lightyear volunteers on a dangerous mission to test pilot their means home.
However, each test light passes time and the characters age in his absence.
It was much more of a science fiction."
Lightyearis a tonally strange and even grim movie if people come expecting a continuation ofToy Story.
The movie shouldn’t have spent as much time on a convoluted new story.
To put it simply, there is no way this didn’t hurt the movie.
Many people probably just decided to wait until the movie arrived on Disney+.
However, this made for a boring movie in its own right.
Coralinepulled off this story just two years earlier with a Burton-reminiscent aesthetic.
Gepetto, an old Italian carpenter, wanted to be a father so badly that his puppet of a boy came to life. However, the wooden boy doesn’t know right from wrong and his nose grows when he lies.
The Rescuers Down Under follows heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard as they travel to Australia to thwart a poacher who has kidnapped a boy to locate a rare golden eagle. Assisted by bumbling albatross Wilbur and field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat, they embark on a daring rescue mission.
The Black Cauldron is an animated fantasy film from Walt Disney Studios, directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich. Released in 1985, it follows the young hero Taran and his quest to prevent the evil Horned King from obtaining a powerful magical relic known as the Black Cauldron. Featuring the voices of Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, and John Hurt, the film combines elements of adventure, mystery, and dark fantasy.
Disney Pixar branches the Toy Story franchise off with Lightyear, a story that centers around a human version of the Buzz Lightyear toy and his missions with Star command. Set during an exploration mission, Lightyear and his crew are attacked during a scouting mission by alien lifeforms and find themselves stranded on an unknown planet. To help get everyone home, Lightyear volunteers on a dangerous mission to test pilot their means home. However, each test light passes time and the characters age in his absence.
Pixar’s Onward takes place in a land filled with mythical creatures. It concerns the story of brothers Ian (Tom Holland) and Barley (Chris Pratt), who learn that their long-lost father had unlocked the ancient power of magic, something long rendered obsolete by technological advances. The brothers learn they have just 24 hours to resurrect their father and set off on a magical quest across the land to reunite their family.
Wish is a Disney animated adventure/fantasy comedy that follows Asha, a young girl from the kingdom of Rosas who wants nothing more than to care for the people of her home. One night, Rosa takes a chance to wish upon a star - only to invite a bit of chaos when her prayers are somewhat answered by an energetic cosmic entity known as Star. Together with her goat and this new friend, they’ll set off to save the kingdom from an ambitious king.
Mars Needs Moms is an animated sci-fi movie based on a book by Berkeley Breathed. Known for being a box office bomb, the 2011 Disney film follows a young boy named Milo who goes on a mission to rescue his mother from Martians who have kidnapped her to raise their own children.
