HEY SO UPDATE: I did some improper research for today's Sonic VS Mufasa short; Sonic 3 isn't out everywhere yet, and in many places it released a week later than Mufasa did. That DEFINITELY affects its global box office :.) BUT... I kept seeing people making weird claims about Sonic VS Mufasa, so I did some research and discovered there's a LOT of misinformation about the topic
1: "Sonic hasn't released in most theaters yet!" No, it's released in most places. It released LATER in several places, but they've since had their opening weekends. There ARE 10 markets Sonic HASN'T released in yet: Greece, Italy, Poland, Brazil, South Korea, China, Argentina, the Philippines, Turkey, and 1 other country I could not find for the life of me. The first Sonic released in 56 markets, so Sonic 3 has probably released in 46 so far, or 82% of markets.
Will these last 10 markets be super important to Sonic's success? I did the math, and (discounting the 1 country I couldn't find)...
Sonic 1 made 22 million in those markets (with most of that coming from Brazil) Sonic 2 made 32 million in those markets... although I couldn't find any info on how well it did in China. Sonic 1 wasn't a huge deal in China though, so it probably wasn't a lot if it released at all
Looking at the trends, those 10 markets will definitely help Sonic, but they're not gonna be TOO big a deal in Sonic's race to beat Mufasa.
2: "Disney bullied Sonic out of theaters!" This was a REALLY weird claim I saw a BUNCH of people mention, so I looked into it... and I think it's a bit bogus. Here's the original article:
First off, "That Park Place" is a website I'd never heard of until now... I try to take most of my info from bigger publications after I got burned by the fake Goonies sequel announcement, and not a single big news outlet has covered the Disney Sonic/Mufasa bullying situation. That's always a red flag. Furthermore, ALL the videos I found about the the situation (YellowFlash 2, Words of Paradise, Ryan Kinel, Mr. H Reviews, UnVoke, etc.) tagged this article, so unless I'm missing something, this is the primary source of that claim.
The article pretty much states that Disney always manages to put their movies into more theaters than their competitors, and explains that while Sonic is making more money (domestically), it can't be shown in many extra theaters because of Disney's Mufasa deal. Disney's not forcing Sonic out, Mufasa just has more theaters than Sonic.
First off, this isn't bullying, it's business. Disney's a bigger company than Paramount, so they automatically have an advantage. And secondly, it's not as big an advantage as it might seem! Mufasa is in 4,100 theaters, while Sonic is in 3,769. It's a difference of 331, which isn't a huge advantage. So overall, the claims of "bullying" or even "Disney's pushing Sonic out of theaters!" seem completely fake.
Listen, I should have done better research for today's video, and I apologize for that. Hopefully this extra research makes up for it. And hey, if I missed anything (again), please tell me in the comments ;)
Bacon Guy
HEY SO UPDATE:
I did some improper research for today's Sonic VS Mufasa short; Sonic 3 isn't out everywhere yet, and in many places it released a week later than Mufasa did. That DEFINITELY affects its global box office :.)
BUT... I kept seeing people making weird claims about Sonic VS Mufasa, so I did some research and discovered there's a LOT of misinformation about the topic
1: "Sonic hasn't released in most theaters yet!" No, it's released in most places. It released LATER in several places, but they've since had their opening weekends. There ARE 10 markets Sonic HASN'T released in yet: Greece, Italy, Poland, Brazil, South Korea, China, Argentina, the Philippines, Turkey, and 1 other country I could not find for the life of me. The first Sonic released in 56 markets, so Sonic 3 has probably released in 46 so far, or 82% of markets.
Will these last 10 markets be super important to Sonic's success? I did the math, and (discounting the 1 country I couldn't find)...
Sonic 1 made 22 million in those markets (with most of that coming from Brazil)
Sonic 2 made 32 million in those markets... although I couldn't find any info on how well it did in China. Sonic 1 wasn't a huge deal in China though, so it probably wasn't a lot if it released at all
Looking at the trends, those 10 markets will definitely help Sonic, but they're not gonna be TOO big a deal in Sonic's race to beat Mufasa.
2: "Disney bullied Sonic out of theaters!" This was a REALLY weird claim I saw a BUNCH of people mention, so I looked into it... and I think it's a bit bogus. Here's the original article:
thatparkplace.com/disney-bullies-theaters-forcing-…
First off, "That Park Place" is a website I'd never heard of until now... I try to take most of my info from bigger publications after I got burned by the fake Goonies sequel announcement, and not a single big news outlet has covered the Disney Sonic/Mufasa bullying situation. That's always a red flag. Furthermore, ALL the videos I found about the the situation (YellowFlash 2, Words of Paradise, Ryan Kinel, Mr. H Reviews, UnVoke, etc.) tagged this article, so unless I'm missing something, this is the primary source of that claim.
The article pretty much states that Disney always manages to put their movies into more theaters than their competitors, and explains that while Sonic is making more money (domestically), it can't be shown in many extra theaters because of Disney's Mufasa deal. Disney's not forcing Sonic out, Mufasa just has more theaters than Sonic.
First off, this isn't bullying, it's business. Disney's a bigger company than Paramount, so they automatically have an advantage. And secondly, it's not as big an advantage as it might seem! Mufasa is in 4,100 theaters, while Sonic is in 3,769. It's a difference of 331, which isn't a huge advantage. So overall, the claims of "bullying" or even "Disney's pushing Sonic out of theaters!" seem completely fake.
Listen, I should have done better research for today's video, and I apologize for that. Hopefully this extra research makes up for it. And hey, if I missed anything (again), please tell me in the comments ;)
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