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KumagawaUshio t1_ixu69l1 wrote

Reply to comment by whensmahvelFGC in Was the fox buyout worth it for Disney? by CardiologistOwn5612

Which shows you don't know shit.

Theatrical marvel is good for Iger's ego but basically couch cushion change to the bottom line.

Disney makes the real money with the Theme Parks and ESPN cable affiliate fees.

Disney vastly overpaid for 21st Century Fox and has nearly 4 years later little to show for it.

It's new content that drives subscribers to streaming services not old catalogue content.

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NotTroy t1_ixu6qul wrote

Yes, and now they have a VAST array of incredibly popular Fox properties to make new content with, and the merchandising that comes with it, for the rest of time.

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KumagawaUshio t1_ixu8mwr wrote

What incredibly popular 21st Century Fox properties?

Looking at $100+ million domestic grossing 20th Century Fox films since 2008

Disney already bought Star Wars and Marvel.

Independence Day 2 crashed and burned.

The Taken, Die Hard, Alien and Predator franchises have been milked to death.

Blue Sky got shutdown.

Dreamworks animations distribution deal ended, and they got bought by Universal.

The Alvinn and the Chipmunks licence ended and is up for sale (Paramount is the expected buyer).

That leaves Avatar, Planet of the Apes and Night at the Museum.

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whensmahvelFGC t1_ixu7s4g wrote

You realize I'm literally just saying someone did the math on the value of those properties, right?

You can't seriously tell me you think they just ignored it and didn't crunch the numbers. Wake up.

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