Elements surpasses 26 million views in its premiere on Disney Plus – The USA Print

Items – 70% is one of the strangest Disney-Pixar releases in recent years. The company used to be considered virtually infallible and always innovative, but in recent years it has become clear that this is no longer the case and that the world of animation is more competitive than before. This proposal of a world composed of the four elements did not attract the attention of critics who rejected it from the start, leaving a bad precedent for its arrival in commercial cinemas. The big surprise is that the film has overcome obstacle after obstacle to prove that it deserves a prominent place in the 2023 titles and its arrival on Disney Plus has also been quite positive.

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“Elements” follows a conventional but very moving story

Items tells the story of Ember, a daughter of fire who works hard to prove that she can take care of her parents’ store, the same one that essentially created their legacy as immigrants in a new country and represents everything for her, from her roots to the spotlight. What he wants to show his family. Her world is turned upside down when she meets Wade, a water inspector who tells her that she is closing her store because it has several problems with its structure. Since they can’t afford to close for just one day, Ember follows Wade and journeys through a world she’s never experienced before, where the rest of the elements coexist day by day and organically.

Inspired by his family’s history, Peter Sohn spent years writing this story about family bonds, commitment to our parents, and the need to follow our own ambitions and dreams. Items It was also a challenge for Pixar, because the animation was unique and they had to work for years to achieve the vision they wanted to achieve with the design of the characters and the world in which they live and develop. The technical part was the one that attracted the most public attention, since from the first advances it was demonstrated once again that the company is always one step ahead.

Unfortunately, critics weren’t very convinced by the story, and while they praised the animation, they said the plot didn’t have the strength to live up to it. other Pixar offerings such as Toy Story – 100%, The Incredibles – 97%, intense spirit – 98% or up to coconut – 97% and soul – 97%. This reaction definitely affected its box office, because after the complicated premiere of Lightyear – 83% and years in a pandemic in which they could not bring proposals like Red to the big screen – 91%, Pixar needed an all-around hit, but audiences didn’t seem interested like they used to.

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Items had one of Pixar’s worst premieres, which was particularly unfortunate in 2023, which brought interesting animated offerings like Super Mario Bros. 75%, Spider-Man: Through the Spider-Verse – 92%, and Ninja Turtles: Mutant Chaos – 92%. However, a curious effect happened with this film, which was that week after week it got more and more money until it became a real success which showed that the public was finally encouraged to see it and that his popularity surely spread through the word. mouth. in the mouth and that’s why it took time to take effect.

‘Elements’ is also a hit on Disney Plus

Now that the film has arrived on Disney Plus, the numbers are once again in its favor, as a report from Variety It claims to have gotten 26.4 million views in its first five days on the platform. To make the comparison, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – 85% started with 1.625 billion minutes viewed, which equates to 10 million views, demonstrating the great power of Items. Thanks to these figures, the film is already the most viewed premiere on the platform this year and enters the Top Ten of the most viewed titles in the entire history of the streaming service.

The report explains that Items became the animation with the best premiere on Disney Plus, taking the place of Grid. Something similar happened specifically in Latin America, where the film also broke the record of that other proposal that the company released in March 2022, when the ravages of the pandemic were more present. After leaders declared that the first of Items had been a disappointment for them, they can now reaffirm that it is one of the great successes of the company in recent years.

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