Film cric Christian Toto reflects on the poor box office performance of Disney movie "Strange World" and whether there's a nnectn to the film's openly gay teenage character.
Contents:
- DISNEY FILM FEATURG GAY MA CHARACTER BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE
- GAY ROM-COM BOMBS AT THE BOX OFFICE, BILLY EICHNER BLAM THE AUDIENCE
- IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”
DISNEY FILM FEATURG GAY MA CHARACTER BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE
'Bros' — the first major stud gay edy — lnched to a dismal $4.8 ln s domtic box office openg. * gay movie bombs *
The Universal film — which marks the first gay romantic edy released by a major Hollywood stud — buted to a dismal $4. “Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go see BROS tonight!
“What’s also te is that at one pot a theater cha lled Universal said they were pullg the trailer bee of the gay ntent. When asked about the gay them, Universal print of domtic distributn Jim Orr foced on how “credibly proud” the stud was of the film and the filmmakers.
6 ln over the five-day holiday weekend spe beg herald as the first Disney movie to clu an openly gay ma character.
GAY ROM-COM BOMBS AT THE BOX OFFICE, BILLY EICHNER BLAM THE AUDIENCE
Actor and producer Billy Eichner blamed the dience for supposed "homophobia" after his gay romantic movie bombed at the box office. * gay movie bombs *
However, those figur were rapidly, and signifintly, revised downwards when was unrstood how poorly the movie was performg wh wh other recent Disney animated movi cludg Lightyear (another disappotg box office flop), Strange World sought to crowbar progrsive to the film, cludg for the first time Disney’s history an openly gay ma character. However, one liberal movie reviewer said Disney would likely e homophobia to shield om the film’s obv shortgs.
IN 1994, THE U.S. MILARY ACTUALLY CONSIRED BUILDG A “GAY BOMB”
* gay movie bombs *
“Disney is 100% gog to blame STRANGE WORLD’s evable bad box office on the fact that there’s an openly gay character the movie when realy, ’s gog to flop bee they didn’t market at all. Actor and screenwrer Billy Eichner blamed “homophobic weirdo[s]” after his gay rom- bombed at the box office.