Why Did Lightyear Underperform at the Box Office?

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🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On the June 20, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film staff writer Ryan Scott to discuss this weekend’s box office. Opening Banter: Ryan is losing his voice a little. In The News: Box OfficeFirst time since the pandemic there have been 3 movies doing well at the box office.Scott Mendelsson pointed out its the first time 3 movies do over $40 million since June of 2013 Jurassic World surprises as the weekends winnerNot as big of a drop as predicted? Did we underestimate how much this will make this summer? (probably $400m, will make less than Maverick & Doctor Strange) Top Gun Maverick holds strongPeter finally saw the movie. 15% drop (second highest fourth weekend ever) Top Gun: Maverick Passes $800 Million At The Box Office, Becoming Tom Cruise's Biggest Hit Ever Lightyear underperformsWhat did you think of Lightyear At the beginning of the summer we thought this could do $250-300 million domestically, will probably do closer to $150 million? Where did it fail?Not crowd pleasing enough? Because Tim Allen was replaced? LOL Tough competition? An idea no one wanted? An idea no one understood? Disney has devalued Pixar? Lightyear Falls Prey To Jurassic World Dominion With Lower Than Expected $50-55 Million Opening Any other movies? Plug: Tales From The Box Office: Toy Story Launched One Of Cinema's Most Reliable Hit-Makers Also mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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