{"id":1205304,"date":"2022-01-10T16:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1205304"},"modified":"2022-01-10T16:05:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:05:18","slug":"china-allows-theatrical-release-for-disneys-encanto-but-film-flops-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-allows-theatrical-release-for-disneys-encanto-but-film-flops-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"China Allows Theatrical Release for Disney&#039;s &#039;Encanto&#039; &#8212; but Film Flops Anyway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-allows-theatrical-release-for-disneys-encanto-but-film-flops-anyway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1205304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ENCANTO1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">China has allowed for the theatrical release of Disney\u2019s animated&nbsp;<em>Encanto<\/em>, but the film flopped in the Chinese box office anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Disney\u2019s <em>Encanto&nbsp;<\/em>\u2014 the first Hollywood film to be released in Chinese mainland theaters in 2022 \u2014 failed to make a big wave during its opening weekend, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202201\/1245451.shtml\">report<\/a> by Global Times.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The film grossed an estimated 17.53 million yuan \u2014 which amounts to a little over $2,740,000 \u2014 as of Sunday, according to&nbsp;the ticketing platform Maoyan. Meanwhile, the top three Chinese films were reortedly&nbsp;<em>Embrace Again<\/em>, <em>Another Me<\/em>, and <em>G Storm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Encanto had previously topped the most-anticipated list among the 11 movies that were released on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s just the artwork, for people who wanted to grab it. Created this to celebrate the opening of Encanto in China and to thank our Chinese fans. Hope fans in China enjoy the magic and color of Encanto!\u201d the film\u2019s&nbsp;director Byron Howard tweeted on Saturday to celebrate <em>Encanto<\/em>\u2018s debut in China.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s just the artwork, for people who wanted to grab it. Created this to celebrate the opening of Encanto in China and to thank our Chinese fans.  Hope fans in China enjoy the magic and color of Encanto! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Encanto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Encanto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DisneyAnimation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DisneyAnimation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Disney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Disney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cEt1wy8Oez\">pic.twitter.com\/cEt1wy8Oez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byron Howard (@ByronPHoward) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronPHoward\/status\/1479616598524633090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Disney is reportedly trying to produce films that \u201csoothe people\u2019s hearts\u201d during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic \u2014 similarly to its 2020 film <em>Soul<\/em>, which did well in the Chinese box office \u2014 notes the Chinese state run media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike <em>Encanto<\/em>, <em>Soul<\/em> had performed very well at the box office, reportedly by relying on a good story. The film had also relied solidly on word-of-mouth among Chinese&nbsp;moviegoers, as&nbsp;there was not a lot of marketing or promotion around <em>Soul<\/em> before its release.<\/p>\n<p><em>Soul<\/em> had pulled in 376 million yuan (nearly $59 million) at the Chinese mainland box office, according to Maoyan. The film had also earned&nbsp;a high score of 8.7 out of 10 on the Chinese media review platform Douban.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <em>Encanto<\/em>&nbsp;has only scored a 6.5 out of 10, with many of the Chinese audience reviews reportedly commenting that&nbsp;some of the plots in the film didn\u2019t make sense.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana&nbsp;Mastrangelo on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and Twitter at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has allowed for the theatrical release of Disney\u2019s animated\u00a0Encanto, but the film flopped in the Chinese box office anyway. 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