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The trend reveals a worrying pattern: Disney’s animated films are increasingly failing at the box office, unable to replicate former successes. Films like Lightyear (a part of the Toy Story universe) and Encanto once showed promise, but recent releases suggest diminishing returns. Worse still, many of these films carry hefty production budgets—often around $200 million—combined with massive marketing spends, making profitability nearly impossible unless they reach astronomical box office figures.