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The Disney Movies That Bombed Over Thanksgiving
ComicBook.comStory by Lisa Laman
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From 'The Rescuers Down Under' to 'Strange World', Disney's Thanksgiving box office track record is a mixed bag, with some major animated flops over the holiday weekend.
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- Disney's 1990 animated sequel 'The Rescuers Down Under' was immediately crushed by the success of 'Home Alone' and marked a low point for the studio before the Disney Renaissance of the 1990s.
- The 2022 animated adventure 'Strange World' was a huge $197 million loss for Disney, becoming the biggest box office bomb of the year despite opening over the typically lucrative Thanksgiving holiday.
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Jeffrey Katzenberg, Zach Galifianakis, John Travolta, Walt Becker, Disney, Disney Animation, Pixar Animation Studios, Touchstone Pictures, Moana 2, Three Men and a Baby, Oliver & Company, Unbreakable, The Muppets, The Rescuers Down Under, Home Alone, Toy Story, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Out Cold, Wild Hogs, Bringing Down the House, Treasure Planet, Old Dogs, The Good Dinosaur, Strange World, Wish, Moana