Published by Joe on 19 Jan 2010 at 12:10 pm
January 19, 2010
After discussing how much I loved “Princess and the Frog” and hopeful that it did well so Disney would continue with 2D features, I got a great post from my friend Connor which included this link to an article that discusses the success of the film, and how it has generated a re-birth of the 2D feature.
Quote from article:The film’s apparent success (it made $100m in the US ) has also persuaded Disney to now greenlight at least one new hand-drawn film every two years.
I am so jazzed about this. Thanks to everyone who supported the film. It’s great for the animation industry.
Bill Cass on 19 Jan 2010 at 12:28 pm #
I remember going to see it simply to support the 2D industry (I need it alive for when I move back to California later!), assuming it wouldn’t actually be that great. I had dinner plans set aside with my animator friends directly after the movie showing, reserved for lampooning and tearing the film apart… instead, all we did was praise its greatness.
I’m delighted to hear we’re not the only ones who thought it was fantastic. It sounds like, by the time I’m ready to make the move to Cali, that there might actually be some clean-up artist spots for entry-level shmucks like me to get in to
Oh, and for the record – I think Frog In A Suit is a much funnier name that Croakville. I support the decision. Naveen is in a tux at some point in the Disney movie, thereby making “The Princess and the Frog in a Suit” a possible alt title. Better watch out, Joe!
Joe C on 19 Jan 2010 at 2:39 pm #
Wow! This is great news! I have to admit that I’m kind of surprised because I assumed it *wasn’t* a success because it’s raked in “only” $100 mil so far: a little less than Hercules and more than Emperor’s New Groove, but that’s without adjusting for inflation so it wasn’t quite as successful as those two. Remember, these movies are an investment that pays off for years to come.
I loved the movie and it had some great bits: Eric Goldberg’s stylized Jazz Age sequence, the blacklight colors of the Facilier scenes, and not the typical characters you’d expect: I thought one was going to be a jealous rival and another mere comedy relief, but they both surprised me. That kind of storytelling treats the audience with a respect I’ve come to expect from Disney and which I really appreciated and noticed as a child.
Chris D. on 19 Jan 2010 at 7:50 pm #
You can just imagine Lasseter chilling around the office trying to convince the head honchos at Disney that 2D is not dead, and them replying with, “We will only make more if Princess works out.” and Lasseter just smiling.
Third coming of Disney this decade? You never know.
Corey on 19 Jan 2010 at 9:04 pm #
That is great news. I hope they start to tell some less ‘princessy’ stories.
“Lilo & Stitch” comes to mind…
Cubits on 21 Jan 2010 at 7:50 am #
When the trailers started for this one, i completely dismissed it. It looked like yet another aborted attempt by Disney to make a 2D film, which is understandable considering the downward trend of their efforts over the last 15 years. The “OMG IT’S A BLACK PRINCESS” hook just seemed desperate. I’m not prepared to give money to disney for anything resembling mulan.
Now i really want to see it! It appears Disney has lifted from their funk, and actually become creative again. I must now procure a small child companion and head for a cinema…
Arturo on 21 Jan 2010 at 12:04 pm #
I agree with cubits, when I saw the trailer on the movie theater I thought the same, that it would be a lame movie about an afro-princess to appeal that audience, that the storyline would be terrible, kind of an desperate atempt to sell. I haven’t seen the film yet, but what they say about it means it can’t be that bad. Maybe if the trailer was different, not focusing only in the “princess stereotypical animated movie” more people like me would have gone to watch it.
Ty Code on 22 Jan 2010 at 10:04 am #
hope for haiti now, airs tonight
Liam Scanlan on 23 Jan 2010 at 12:58 pm #
Joe,
Princess and the Frog actually grossed over $97.9 million dollars in the US. However, the film did surpass its $105 million budget when it grossed over $110.6 million dollars worldwide:http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=princessandthefrog.htm
Ty Code on 26 Jan 2010 at 2:15 am #
liam, thats just at the box office. you didn’t factor in, the dvd sales, the toy revenue, those 20-page books, heck they even made a line of hair care products for this film. so it made way more than that.
and thats whats expected of it, b/c when you have a movie with a princess, all of taylor swift nation goes and gets EVERYTHING related to it.