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Despite high-profile releases, Disney's recent movies have failed to resonate widely. For instance:
Elemental underperformed at the box office.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny failed to recapture the magic of previous entries.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was considered a commercial disappointment.
The Little Mermaid despite some claiming success, still falls short of breaking even, with estimates indicating it is over $150 million away from profitability.
The sole recent film that managed to break even was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which needed nearly $850 million globally to do so. This pattern underscores a fundamental problem: Disney's core audience and their preferences are shifting away from the studio's current approach.