LogFAQs > #966483398

I'd have to say that analysts are probably wrong on that one. Pixar fans had little reason to be excited for Lightyear. Where's Tim Allen, why is the backstory changed, and why is it so booooring? It's just not a good movie for the target audience.

And yes, there is certainly some pandemic related issues here. In 2018/2019 I was seeing stuff like like Sorry To Bother You, Eighth Grade, and Jay And Silent Bob Reboot at major chain theaters. None of them could fill even the smallest screens at the big chains, but they gave them a chance. Perhaps all of them got so close to bankruptcy they can't take chances on the small stuff. Maybe that audience stopped going because they switched to streaming. Maybe it's a little of both and some other things I'm not thinking of.

Whatever it is, it still comes down to audiences. Once the chains realized Everything, Everywhere, All At Once had real potential they put it onto thousands of screens. Maybe still half as many as Doctor Strange or Top Gun, but almost everybody who wanted to see it should have had the chance to. There is still room for small films even in the big chains, but people do need to show up.