Parents in particular have noted the rise in LGBTQ themes in all of Disney's content over the last several years. ![]() Others used the box office numbers as an example of the expression "Get Woke, Go Broke." Adopted by conservatives, it expresses the view that corporations that embrace political correctness or cave to the demands of social justice activists will suffer financially as a result. Some Hollywood insiders as well as several Disney fans took to social media to complain that the studio's marketing effort, led by departing CEO Bob Chapek, was poor and as a result led to its bleak opening. The film will need to make at least $360 million just to break even, they estimated. Sources told Variety that Strange World will likely lose at least $100 million in its theatrical run. "Wakanda Forever," by contrast, made $18.2 million on Friday in 4,258 theaters and has been out for three weeks. It opened in 4,714 locations on Wednesday, but it was clear from early preview showings that it was going to be slow going. "Strange World" is touted as an adventure film and "introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog, and a slew of ravenous creatures," according to the film's website. The superhero sequel has reigned over the charts for three weekends now and has grossed $675.6 million worldwide. The top spot for the holiday corridor, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday, instead went to another Disney movie, Marvel's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which raked in an additional $64 million over the last five days. ![]() The production, which carried a reported $180 million budget, grossed just $18.6 million in ticket sales in its first five days and $11.9 million over the weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Thanksgiving often serves up a feast of new blockbuster family movies at the box office, but the Walt Disney Co.’s controversial animated film “Strange World” proved to be a dud right out of the gate.
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