Encanto

[blackcauldron85]

Encanto Soundtrack Surges to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-b ... 235016951/

...Encanto earned 72,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 6 (up 76%)...The album’s two most popular songs of the week, by SEA units, are “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and “Surface Pressure.” ... A week ago, the album leaped 110-7 after its premiere on Disney+.... Encanto debuted at No. 197 on the chart dated Dec. 11, 2020, then moved 162-179-110-7-1. ...

[blackcauldron85]

This 2-Year-Old's Reaction To Seeing Himself Represented In "Encanto" Is Why These Movies Matter
https://www.buzzfeed.com/pablovaldivia/ ... esentation

[DisneyEra]

This 2-Year-Old's Reaction To Seeing Himself Represented In "Encanto" Is Why These Movies Matter
https://www.buzzfeed.com/pablovaldivia/ ... esentation

This reminds me of Dreamworks Home back in 2015.

[DisneyEra]

WoW, Encanto won Best Animated Picture at the GoldenGlobes

[unprincess]

I didn't even know the Globes was today!

those weren't anachronistic though? Hercules is an ancient Greek myth and Titanic sunk in 1912. Movie is set anywhere b/w 1920 and 1950. The only anachronistic line that sticks out to me was about the rat telenovelas and even there you can handwave it as being something Bruno saw in one of his future visions.

Fair enough, but they felt anachronistic too me. Simply because they felt jarringly out of place in that context. Besides, if they were going to have a Hercules-reference, why not having it look like it came from Disney`s Hercules?

well yeah that musical number goes all over the place visually(Ancient Greece! Titanic! Flying Donkey Unicorns!) while the others are more grounded. It did feel like it belonged in a different kind of animated movie. In fact writing this now I realize it reminded me a lot of Aladdin's Friend Like Me. Herc not being Disney Herc bothered me a lot more

It seems like a lot of people here were disappointed, which is an interesting flip on the surprising fame the film has on YouTube, TikTok, etc.

yeah right? I thought maybe it just hit harder with millennials and younger generations but that's not it b/c i think most of the members here are millennials. Maybe its to do with whether or not you have more preference for the more traditional Disney animated musicals of the Walt era and 90's Renaissance. Zoomers/Gen Y especially would have been more open to the different kind of animated film structure of the post Renaissance Disney dominated era(Dreamworks, the Pixars). Also its weird how so many of them are obsessed with Bruno. Like I get Camilo b/c he's a teen and he's cute and the younger users on social media glomp onto those types of characters but but... a 50 year old hobo looking dude in a dirty poncho? I get that he doesn't really look 50 and he has the whole sad puppy eyed woobie thing going on. I mean I love the guy myself but Im only a year less his actual age, what are zoomers seeing in him? Its baffling!

The extended family have lovely moments -- not a lot but I wasn't annoyed by anyone, not even Camilo.

You thought Camillo was going to be annoying? He was the character I was most looking forward too. I liked his design and I love shapeshifting as a power. Unfortunately he ended up having not much screen time but I ended up loving practically all the other characters in this film.

I too agree with blackcauldron85, I like many of your ideas and think they could have improved the story. The movie reminded me of how Frozen 2 felt like it was a bunch music videos and then they tried to string everything together with a very rough plot. This had a similar feel. Like it needed a couple more rewrites.

[Sotiris]

The movie is not performing well in China.

China Box Office: Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Draws $3.22 Million in Quiet Debut
https://variety.com/2022/film/global/di ... 235149863/

[Sotiris]

It looks like Disney is finally noticing the song's popularity.

We Don't Talk About Bruno (In 21 Languages)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqbiF3EBvA

[PatrickvD]

I’ve noticed through friends and relatives with kids that this movie is absolutely blowing up big time. They’re all running around singing the songs. It’s basically on repeat.

Completely shocked. I think this must’ve caught Disney off guard as well.

[PatrickvD]

’Bruno’ blasts to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-b ... 17217/amp/

Absolutely dizzying for a non single song from an animated musical. It’s essentially a show-stopping ‘villain’ song that for some reason became a total smash hit. It could go higher than Let it Go…

[Sotiris]

Encanto will soon become the second. It only needs about $8 million more.

‘Sing 2’ Becomes First Animated Film In Over 2 Years To Gross $100M At U.S. Box Office
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office- ... 12275.html

[Disney's Divinity]

’Bruno’ blasts to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-b ... 17217/amp/

Absolutely dizzying for a non single song from an animated musical. It’s essentially a show-stopping ‘villain’ song that for some reason became a total smash hit. It could go higher than Let it Go…

Hasn't it already? "Let It Go"'s page on Wikipedia says it peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #21. I think it would've gone higher if they hadn't decided to promote the original and the (horrible) Demi Lovato version at the same time.

[PatrickvD]

Hasn't it already? "Let It Go"'s page on Wikipedia says it peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #21. I think it would've gone higher if they hadn't decided to promote the original and the (horrible) Demi Lovato version at the same time.

Idina Menzel’s version peaked at #5. So right now they’re tied.

[estefan]

Encanto will soon become the second. It only needs about $8 million more.

‘Sing 2’ Becomes First Animated Film In Over 2 Years To Gross $100M At U.S. Box Office
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office- ... 12275.html

Encanto only made $613,000 this past weekend and I don't know much gas it has left in the tank. If it has really tiny drops, maybe, or Disney might pair it with double features of "Death of the Nile" to squeak it over. But I don't think $100 million is a guarantee.

Encanto has taken in over $216 million at the worldwide box-office, surpassing The Croods: A New Age to become the highest-grossing animated family film during the pandemic. However, Sing 2 has currently made $190 million and will definitely get ahead of Encanto soon. Either way, this is a positive sign for family films moving forward. The next ones to open theatrically are Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and The Bad Guys in April, so unless studios change plans, we'll see how those perform.

Regarding China, I think we can stop relying on those to help boost Hollywood movies. Only two American movies (Godzilla vs. Kong and Fast & Furious 9) made over $100 million in China in 2021, although Free Guy did come close. China is letting fewer and fewer Hollywood films in and even when they are approved entry, they take forever to announce a release date. And by the time they do, the films are already streaming and available in high quality versions on the Internet (piracy is very big in China), so grosses are seriously affected. The most recent batch of Marvel movies, which are often a reliable draw in China, weren't even allowed releases there for one reason or another. So unless there's a change in China's film approval process, I think the days of Hollywood trying to cater to that market are soon going to be over.

[unprincess]

^Ive also read that China these days is more invested in nurturing its own film industry(and especially their animation industry which is growing) and are less tolerant of all these foreign Hollywood films taking the spotlight so they are even more selective then usual these days about what foreign films they screen over there and how many theater screens they occupy vs their own films.

I wonder how well the film did in South Korea? Ive seen a lot of fan art from there. Has it opened in Japan yet?


Im curious how Disney going to handle an animated film whose soundtrack and online social media popularity have out shown its box office numbers. Will they just ignore it b/c its only box office dollars that matter to them? I guess it also depends on how they measure its streaming success, in however way that's achieved.

[Warm Regards]

Im curious how Disney going to handle an animated film whose soundtrack and online social media popularity have out shown its box office numbers. Will they just ignore it b/c its only box office dollars that matter to them?

I mean, if nothing else, it'd convince them that this movie is popular enough to warrant a sequel movie or tv series. Disney probably wants more diversity in their lineup to release alongside the Tiana series anyways. Maybe some Encanto shorts? -- what's the inside of Dolores' room like, Julieta cooking lessons, maybe Bruno trying to fit in at a birthday party once he's accepted in the family again...


I'd assume that studios know COVID is messing up box office returns right now so the $$$ return wouldn't be the sole factor.

I'm more curious about doll sales for instance -- how many Mirabel and Isabela dolls did they sell this past Christmas? During Frozen mania Anna/Elsa dolls were selling out constantly and going on ebay for higher prices.

And if Mirabel is supposed to be a Disney Princess one day (hypothetically) wouldn't that garner more money too?

[Disney's Divinity]

So unless there's a change in China's film approval process, I think the days of Hollywood trying to cater to that market are soon going to be over.

And thank God for that. Disney's capitulations to China over the past two years have been disgraceful.

[Farerb]

And if Mirabel is supposed to be a Disney Princess one day (hypothetically) wouldn't that garner more money too?

I don't think Mirabel will join the Disney Princess franchise, not because she shouldn't, but because people love the other characters as well - Isabela, Luisa, Camilo, Dolores, Bruno, etc... (I personally don't understand why but that's okay), so Encanto with its many characters should be able to sustain its own franchise in my opinion.

[Sotiris]

Encanto with its many characters should be able to sustain its own franchise in my opinion.

It won't. A character-based consumer products franchise is something very hard to launch and even harder to sustain. It's even more difficult when you have a female-fronted or female-skewing property. Out of the 30 or so highest-grossing franchises only 7 are female-centered: Disney Princess, Frozen, Hello Kitty, Barbie, Dora the Explorer, My Little Pony, and Peppa Pig. Even Disney Fairies fell to the wayside. The best bet for Encanto's afterlife is the Disney Princess brand.

[Disney's Divinity]

I was going to say that myself last night, but kept it in. No matter how well the film ends up doing on streaming, there's no way any of these films that have been hampered by both the pandemic and Disney's Direct-to-Streaming tactics will be able to sustain a franchise. Most of the films released normally from the past couldn't even do that, other than Frozen.

I'm sure it'll get a Disney+ series and most likely a sequel, too. I think the only thing that could keep a sequel from happening is if Miranda doesn't want to be hung up with one franchise the way the Lopezes were / are with the Frozen trilogy (because you know a third one will happen). He may want to move on to another original product and Disney caters to him, so...

[supertalies]

Just watched the movie yesterday on Disney+ and was blown away by how much I adored it (as well as the songs)! Kinda hoping the movie gets a sequel or Disney+ series eventually, because I'd love to see more from these characters!