After Strange world After all, after costing Disney quite a bit of money by bombing at the box office, the movie will soon be offered to watch at home for Disney+ subscribers. Following a family of legendary explorers on the ultimate mission, the movie hit theaters on November 23, and for the most part, the reviews were positive. But ticket sales were well below what Disney projected, grossing less than $51 million worldwide. The disappointing reception will reportedly lose Disney nearly $150 million given the high budget of the animated production.
The theatrical rollout was not a success, and this will bring Strange world sooner to Disney+ than otherwise probably would have been the case. That was announced on Monday Strange world will begin streaming on Disney+ on December 23. This places the streaming release exactly one month after its theatrical premiere.
You have to wonder if the viewership will be high Strange world on Disney+. Recently, Strange world star Gabrielle Union suggested that perhaps this was a film more people would rather watch at home, so waiting for its streaming release. While moviegoers will make exceptions for certain movies like Top gun: Maverick and Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverUnion suggests that the average moviegoer has become accustomed to waiting for many releases at home because of the pandemic.
“I don’t know, I think people feel comfortable watching things at home,” she shared Variety.
Will Strange World do better on streaming?
We’ll see soon enough if the movie has a better turnout on streaming. The reviews aren’t flawless, though they lean more on the upside with a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Our own Julian Roman commented that the film leans on some ‘controversial points of view’ but that he enjoyed it for the most part, calling it an ‘entertaining children’s film’.
Don Hall (Big hero 6) directs with a screenplay by Qui Nguyen. The cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union and Lucy Liu. The official synopsis for Strange world is as follows:
The feature film introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an unknown, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog, and a slew of ravenous creatures.
For now, Strange world is running in some theaters and will begin streaming on Disney+ on December 23, 2022. You can watch the official trailer for the movie below.