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still stands as the biggest live-action musical movie ever, domestically, not to mention the only live-action musical to ever exceed $500+ million in North America., these live-action/realistically animated remakes are equivalent to just printing money for Disney executives.
A weird wrinkle to this phenomenon, though, is any time Disney tries to wring sequels out of these remakes. Beforehits theaters, it’s worth remembering that the previous times Disney’s made sequels to live-action remakes of their animated films, they’ve bombed. Badly. No amount of box office records shattered can get people interested in these titles long-term.. This Glenn Close-starring vehicle scored over $136 million domestically, making the eyes of Disney executives dance with the idea of turning this into a lengthy franchise. Four years later,bombed with just $66.9 million domestically, a drop of more than 50% from its predecessor. This established a firm precedent for these remakes: the novelty of seeing realistic versions of classic Disney characters could only last one movie. That was clearly an enticing prospect for audiences, but only once. After that, people had their fill and weren’t craving more live-action spotted doggies. Still, Disney pursued$1-billion worldwide haul. The result was a box office catastrophe that made less in its lifetime North American run than its predecessor did in its opening weekend.fared a bit better in its October 2019 theatrical run, but not by much. At least it got past $100+ million domestically, but it still made less than half of the firstadventures made people realize they could get along fine without more extensions of these franchises. To boot, these sequels couldn’t quite mine nostalgia like their predecessors could.for instance, could stir up audience emotions by playing up songs like “A Whole New World” or “Friend Like Me.”had no such nostalgia to exploit. They were instead solely building potential box office success on top of the reputations of the original remakes. Given how divisive something liketurned out to be in its long-term pop culture legacy, that wasn’t a wise move. Thus, these titles got left behind at the box office, just likeDon’t Expect a Deluge of Further Disney Remake Sequels. However, these modern Disney remake sequels seem to have impacted the Mouse House given the lack of further similar titles. While director Guy Ritchie has vaguely talkedis an exception to this rule, seemingly because its predecessor simply made too much money to ignore exploiting it further. Beyond that follow-up, the significantly more erratic box office track record of Disney live-action remakes in the 2020s ensured there are no whispers of sequels to those projects.was once bandied about, but Emma Stone’s dance card is so full for the foreseeable future that such a production looks impossible for the time being.are unlikely to be repeated in the near future. However, these sequels still paint an ominous picture of the long-term pop culture impact of these Disney remakes. Something likewere clearly only flash-in-the-pan box office hits that didn’t develop long-term fanbases or loyalty. Perhaps that’s enough for Disney executives given how much these titles make in their initial theatrical runs. Few movies exceed $900+ million worldwide, after all. Still, the poor track record of remake sequels does encapsulate how these live-action/realistically animated updates can never hold a candle to the original animated features. Only time will tell ifMoana 2 Is Still Breaking Box Office Records in Second WeekendBe the first to know about your favorite movies, shows, comics, anime, video games, and more! Sign up here and never miss a scoop.
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