Is Toy Story 4 the Latest Victim of Summer Sequelitis?
Despite glowing reviews, Toy Story 4 and its new friend Forky barely cleared the box office total of..
Despite glowing reviews, Toy Story 4 and its new friend Forky barely cleared the box office total of its predecessor this weekend. The Disney and Pixar franchises fourth entry took in a healthy $118 million in North American ticket sales by the end of opening weekend—still enough to claim the third-best weekend opening of 2019 thus far, but below the $140 million Disney projected.
More alarmingly, Toy Story 4 scarcely overtook the Toy Story 3 opening haul of $110 million, and falls well-short of the Incredibles sequels $182 million domestic opening last year. Its enough to wonder if sequel burnout has begun putting a damper on the summer holidays box office, following a string of high-profile under-performers like Dark Phoenix, Men in Black: International, and Godzilla: King of Monsters. Some have even speculated the monstrous hype and performance of Marvels Avengers: Endgame is to blame for a little box-office burnout—a theory that next weeks Spider-Man: Far From Home will surely test.
Per Fortune, the 2019 summer box office to date is less than 1% above the same point last year, capping out around $1.59 billion. CNBC counters that while some audiences may have tired of endless sequels and remakes (Disneys Aladdin performed modestly against expectations as well), the staggered performance has more to do with the quality of the films themselves, rather than their roots in larger franchises. That certainly should work in Toy Story 4s favor, given positive word-of-mouth and a 98% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score—and most analysts expect the movie to perform welRead More – Source
