Joining the film’s financial woes are lower-than-average (for a Disney animated feature) reviews from many critics. The film will almost certainly go down as one of Disney’s greatest-ever feature animation commercial failures. In total, sources are predicting that Strange World could lose between $ 100 – $ 147 million at the box office.
Long-term, Strange World’s global box office haul will certainly suffer after Disney’s decision to skip 20 markets where LGBTQIA+ content is banned or censored. Even the much-maligned Lightyear from Disney-owned Pixar opened with $50.5 million during its first weekend this past summer. Its $11.9 million take is the worst three-day opening for a Disney animated feature since Winnie the Pooh back in 2011. Over the most recent three-day weekend, Strange World’s performance is perhaps even more damning.
