{"id":1523023,"date":"2022-06-19T16:19:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1523023"},"modified":"2022-06-19T16:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T20:19:21","slug":"gay-kiss-included-woke-toy-story-spinoff-lightyear-struggles-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gay-kiss-included-woke-toy-story-spinoff-lightyear-struggles-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Kiss-Included Woke \u2018Toy Story\u2019 Spinoff \u2018Lightyear\u2019 Struggles At Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fgay-kiss-included-woke-toy-story-spinoff-lightyear-struggles-at-box-office%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=1523023&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--><p>The latest \u201cToy Story\u201d spinoff, \u201cLightyear,\u201d struggled at the box office this weekend, following criticism over a gay kiss included in the kids movie.<\/p>\n<p>The flick brought in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/06\/18\/nolte-disneys-big-gay-lightyear-is-latest-woke-box-office-flop\/\">total<\/a> of $51 million dollars in its three day opening, bringing in $20.7 million on Friday, then dropping off to $16.3 million on Saturday, and bringing in another anemic $14 million on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell happened here?\u201d Deadline <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/06\/lightyear-box-office-2-1235047729\/\">queried<\/a>, not once bringing up the film\u2019s same-sex kiss controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Deadline suggested\u00a0the movie came out too soon in the franchise, writing, \u201cthis could be a case of going to the\u00a0<em>Toy Story <\/em>well too soon, too fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cultural critic John Nolte at Breitbart dissed the suggestion and emphasized just \u201chow bad\u201d the opening really was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarvel releases two and three movies a year. You mean like that <em>going to the well too soon?\u201d <\/em>Nolte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/06\/18\/nolte-disneys-big-gay-lightyear-is-latest-woke-box-office-flop\/\">mocked<\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThe <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> and <em>Hobbit<\/em> came out every year. You mean like that <em>going to the well too soon?\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, three years ago, <em>Toy Story 4<\/em> opened to $<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt1979376\/?ref_=bo_se_r_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">121 million<\/a>. If these figures hold, <em>Lightyear\u00a0<\/em>won\u2019t do HALF that,\u201d he wrote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother thing to keep in mind is that there\u2019s no competition,\u201d Nolte added. \u201cThe only kiddie movie still in theaters is <em>The Bad Guys<\/em>, which opened all the way back in April. After the resounding success of <em>Toy Story 4<\/em> and with a wide-open field at the box office, especially during the summer, <em>especially<\/em> over Father\u2019s Day, there was never a better time to open <em>Lightyear<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disney\/Pixar notably reinstated a same-sex kiss between two female characters, Alisha and her wife, following Florida\u2019s Parental Rights in Education bill, which bans classroom discussion on anything related to sexuality and gender to children in third-grade and younger.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Chris Evans, who voices the movie\u2019s main character, slammed critics who don\u2019t approve of the gay kiss in the kids\u2019 film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real truth is, those people are idiots,\u201d Evans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/instant-article\/idUSL1N2Y103M\">told<\/a> Reuters, slamming critics of the kiss. \u201cEvery time there\u2019s been social advancement as we wake up, the American story, the human story is one of constant social awakening and growth and that\u2019s what makes us good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evans similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/features\/chris-evans-lightyear-same-sex-kiss-1235293017\/\">gushed<\/a> over the gay kiss in an interview with\u00a0Variety on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDisney put a line in the sand saying, we\u2019re putting this back in, but also, we\u2019re not going to remove it for any other territories, in these places that would have a problem with it,\u201d a Variety reporter said. \u201cWhat did you make of the company making that decision?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it\u2019s great,\u201d the actor responded. \u201cAs great as it is \u2014 and you know, I\u2019ve been asked the question a few times \u2014 it\u2019s nice, and it\u2019s wonderful, it makes me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s tough to not be a little frustrated that it even has to be a topic of discussion,\u201d Evans continued. \u201cThat it is this kind of \u2018news.\u2019 The goal is that we can get to a point where it is the norm, and that this doesn\u2019t have to be some uncharted waters, that eventually this is just the way it is.\u00a0That representation across the board is how we make films.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, it\u2019s an honor to be a part of something that is taking those steps, but the goal is to look back on this time and just be shocked that it took us this long to get there,\u201d the \u201cCaptain America\u201d star added.<\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">announced<\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0plans for kids\u2019 entertainment content.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/actress-slams-disney-for-replacing-tim-allen-with-chris-evans-in-lightyear-asks-why-they-would-completely-castrate-this-iconic-character\">Actress Slams Disney For Replacing Tim Allen With Chris Evans In \u2018LightYear,\u2019 Asks Why They Would \u2018Completely Castrate This Iconic\u2019\u00a0\u2018Character\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest \u201cToy Story\u201d spinoff, \u201cLightyear,\u201d struggled at the box office this weekend, following criticism over a gay kiss included in the kids movie. 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