Strange World
2022’sStrange Worldhad the shameful fate of officially ending Disney Animation ’s CinemaScore ratings streak by scoring lower than any film in 31 long time . Directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen and written by Nguyen , Strange Worldwas the third major renovate feature to be released by Disney in 2022 after Pixar’sTurning RedandLightyear . star Jake Gyllenhaal , Jaboukie Young - White , Gabrielle Union , Dennis Quaid , and Lucy Liu , and Jonathan Melo , Strange Worldbrings viewers into the fold of a new dangerous undertaking and story centered on a menage of explorers .
Strange Worldreviews from critic face mixed opinion about the pulp dangerous undertaking flick , which led to a Disney tradition being damp . The grocery research firmCinemaScore , which polls dramatics audiences after seeing the movie , has revealed thatStrange Worldreceived a barn , making itthe first ever Walt Disney Animation Studios motion picture to score below an A- according to CinemaScore ’s metrics . CinemaScore begin poll viewers of Disney Animation plastic film in 1991 , starting withBeauty and the Beast , which scored an A.
Strange World Wasn’t An Encanto-Like Hit For Disney
The six - question CinemaScore poll parrot inquires about degree scale as well as the survey someone ’s interest in purchasing or engage the motion picture in motion , and focus principally on anticipate box position success and wide-cut - scale spectator entreaty . While CinemaScore ’s ratings are not always a direct indicant of film quality , Strange World ’s grade cease Disney ’s paygrade stripe and showed that audiences were dissever on their delectation of the film . The review site Rotten Tomatoes reinforced this point , withStrange World ’s interview score landing at 66 % and critic account at 72 % . Critics ' phlegm to the moving picture was also seen whenStrange Worldmissed out on even a nominating address for the Best revive Feature Oscar .
Of 2022 ’s discharge , Turning Redwas released on Disney+ and thus did not invite a theatrical ringlet - out or CinemaScore . Lightyearearned an A- class , 74 % critic tally on Rotten Tomatoes , and 84 % audience score , show that viewers enjoyedtheToy Story - contiguous filmmore than they didStrange World . The studio apartment ’s two theatrical releases in 2021,Raya and the Last DragonandEncanto , both get A ratings and telling scores over 90 % on Rotten Tomatoes from critic and audiences likewise , withEncantobeing Disney ’s biggest animated achiever post - pandemic . Released in former November 2021,Encantoenjoyed enviable staying power due to the tricky soundtrack and entrancing house dynamics it depict .
DespiteStrange Worldreleasing on the same weekend thatEncantodid the year prior and featuring an original story that introduce audiences to a new and magical world with a heartwarming generational family narration at its nitty-gritty standardised toEncanto , it was ineffective to double its herald ’s foresighted - full term success . Previously , even the Disney Animation photographic film that have earned some criticism from spectator , such asChicken Little , machine 2,andHome on the Range , never souse below an A- , butStrange Worldlacked the studio apartment ’s power to connect with an hearing even when not at its best .
Strange World Also Struggled Commercially
Strange Worldwas also Disney ’s big animated box office letdown since the studio apartment ’s battle in the mid-2000s . The moving-picture show gross $ 73.6 million with a $ 135 - 180 million budget , resulting in a substantial red . Lukewarm reviews and audience feedback likely contributed to this failure , although a lustreless advertising campaign and a crowded November acquittance window belike did n’t help either .
However , like past Disney animated lineament , Strange Worldhad success on streaming . It began streaming on Disney+ on December 23 , just one calendar month after its theatrical premiere , and was one of the top 10 streamed flick on the service over the follow three weeks(viaFlixPatrol).Strange Worldwas also praise for its diverse cast , feature the first openly LGBTQ role in a Walt Disney Pictures Animation film . So , whileStrange Worldmay have made some unwanted history for Disney with its CinemaScore ranking , it could still end up with a reputation as a furore favorite .
