Bien qu'Elémentaire ait connu la deuxième pire ouverture au box-office de Pixar, il a depuis connu des performances remarquables, continuant d'attirer le public au fil des semaines.
CBR a écrit:
While Elemental had Pixar's second worse box office opening, it has since gone on to perform remarkably well. It has continued to draw in audiences, with numbers not dropping off in the expected ways. In fact, Elemental is now one of the best-performing films at the 2023 worldwide box office. That's a phenomenal stat and has ensured that the movie has seen a return on its estimated $200 million budget.
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Ils ont bien fait de prolonger la fenêtre de diffusion du film dans les salles, visiblement ça a payé. Je pense qu'il contiubera sa course durant tout le mois d'août.
Sur le territoire nord-américain, Élémentaire sera disponible le 15 août 2023 en achat numérique puis en 4K Ultra HD et Blu-Ray le 26 septembre. Dates françaises encore inconnues.
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Bonus Features
• Carl’s Date (Short Film) — Written and directed by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Bob Peterson and produced by Kim Collins, this all-new short Carl’s Date finds Carl reluctantly agreeing to go on a date with a lady friend — but admittedly with no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl’s pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends — if you’re a dog. Carl’s Date opened in theaters in front of Disney and Pixar’s Elemental.
• Ember and Wade — Take a deeper look at the development of main characters Ember and Wade, from early designs to final effects, and learn how the complex work of the technical and character teams brought these characters to life.
• Next Stop: Element City — Explore how Element City is built to accommodate its different inhabitants. Director Peter Sohn and crew members share insights about the evolution of the designed world, as well as some of the research that inspired its unique look.
• Paths to Pixar: The Immigrant Experience — Hear from first-generation filmmakers on the Elemental crew as they share their journeys to Pixar. Discover how Elemental’s real-world themes of sacrifice and identity, amongst many others, reflect or diverge from their own lived experiences.
• Elemental Filmmaker Commentary — Join director Peter Sohn, supe tech Sanjay Bakshi, supervising animator Mike Venturini, and directing animator Gwendelyn Enderoglu as they provide insight into the making of this remarkable animated feature while you watch it.
• Deleted Scenes
- Deleted Scenes Introduction — Director Peter Sohn introduces five scenes that are storyboarded, set to music, timed and voiced, but are not included in the final version of Elemental. - Intro Ember – An alternate opening in which our hero Ember helps a newly immigrated Fire family navigate through, and acclimate to, Element City. Scene introduced by director Peter Sohn. - Mom Rejects Wade – Ember’s traditional parents learn that she’s enamored with watery Wade…and it doesn’t go well. Scene introduced by story supervisor Jason Katz. - Dante Challenge – In an attempt to keep Ember apart from Wade, Bernie tasks her with finding a place to live for newcomer Dante, who Wade finds himself rather enamored with. Scene introduced by story artist Nira Liu. - Brook Dinner – Ember joins Wade for dinner at his home, in this abandoned storyline in which Wade’s mother, Brook, is revealed to be the villain diverting water into Firetown. Scene introduced by story artist Anna Benedict. - Beach Proposal – Sharing a tender moment on the beach, Ember and Wade propose marriage to each other. Scene introduced by story artists Yung-Han Chang and Le Tang.
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How Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Kept Its Fire Burning at the Box Office
When Pixar’s Elemental debuted in June it was more spark than fire.
The animated film—which is set in a world of elements and is centered around the love story of the fiery Ember and the wishy-washy Wade—made roughly $30 million at the domestic box office for its opening weekend. However, it didn’t attract the usual masses for a film from Pixar, a studio known for its litany of blockbuster hits.
But Elemental didn’t evaporate at the box office. Audiences kept showing up.
The film directed by Peter Sohn crossed the $400 million mark at the global box office last week. Of that total, it’s made $148 million domestically. That’s about five times its domestic opening weekend haul, which is a rare accomplishment in a theatrical world that sees most moviegoers buy a ticket the opening weekend.
In fact, it’s so rare that no Pixar movie has had a multiple that high since the one that started it all: 1995’s Toy Story.
Keeping the flame burning
A myriad of forces gave a boost to the long-term success of Elemental.
It’s been a hit with moviegoers with a 93% audience score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and it carries an “A” CinemaScore, which undoubtedly led to strong word of mouth. It’s also been a solid choice for moviegoers of all ages during a summer in which family films have been hard to find.
“After a disappointing opening weekend, we’re really pleased that audiences have discovered what a great movie it is,” said Tony Chambers, Disney’s EVP of Theatrical Distribution.
The box office run for Elemental is also notable since it’s an original story. Many of the highest-grossing animated films in recent years have been sequels or based on established franchises. Elemental is the first original animated film from any studio to reach the $400 million mark since 2017.
International audiences have especially embraced the film.
An international boost
“We knew we had a clear run throughout the domestic summer play period,” Chambers said. “And its global gross to date has been propelled by top performing international markets including South Korea, Mexico, France, and the UK.”
The film has made a $276 million internationally. That includes a whopping $48 million in South Korea. The film is the most viewed foreign film in Korea this year and the most-viewed Pixar film ever released there. It has reached 6 million admissions, meaning that one out of every eight people in Korea have seen it.
The film opened in Japan, its final international market, over the weekend and brought in $2.4 million, setting it up nicely for a run through the upcoming Obon holidays (Aug 11 to Aug 20).
While big opening weekends may get the headlines, Elemental shows that a true box office success story is about how a film finishes rather than where it begins.
“Recently it’s been more challenging for original animated and live action IP to break through,” Chambers noted. “But you can’t create a franchise without taking a swing, and no other studio has taken more swings than Disney.”
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Alors qu'il a fait ses débuts au Japon la semaine dernière, Élémentaire a reçu les éloges de Makoto Shinkai (Your Name, Les Enfants du Temps, Suzume).
Makoto Shinkai a écrit:
The movie “Elemental” was very good! It was a film full of ambition, with the creators trying to move our emotions in every possible way, and to deliver the best visuals. I am impressed by this attitude and the skill that comes through in the film. It was a spine-tingling experience!
Peter Sohn a évidemment réagi à ce bel avis.
Peter Sohn a écrit:
What an honor. Thank you so much for your kind words Director Shinkai Makoto. Your films are incredible and have been so inspirational to me and many of our crew. Thank you for the amazing support!
Les adultes sont juste des enfants qui ont grandi.
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Variety s'est entretenu avec Jim Morris pour parler de la résurrection inespérée de Élémentaire au box-office et de sa réelle rentabilité.
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When “Elemental” first opened, many outlets including Variety labeled the film a bomb. What was your sense of opening weekend?
It was certainly disappointing from a revenue point of view. We felt pretty good about the film. We had a higher hope for its opening weekend, so we were a bit crestfallen.
At what point did you notice it was enduring at the box office?
The numbers were falling off so little. In some markets, it would be a 12% drop from the week before and we had a handful of markets where [ticket sales] were rising. You just don’t see that in this day and age. You typically expect a 50% drop on an average basis. We thought, “Well that’s cool.”
Where do you think ticket sales will top out worldwide?
We’re hoping it’ll get to maybe $460 million. I always wish higher. I’d hate to disappoint myself, but I’d love to see it get to half a billion.
Why are people responding to the film?
It’s a love story of people from different worlds. It’s rare you have an animated film that’s a love story. It has an immigration story, which is fundamentally American, but speaks to people in other cultures as well.
Will “Elemental” be profitable?
We have a lot of different revenue streams, but at the box office we’re looking at now, it should do better than break even theatrically. And then we have revenue from streaming, theme parks and consumer products. This will certainly be a profitable film for the Disney company.
Is there a way to make these kinds of movies at a lower price point?
That’s a constant question. One of the ways you make these films for less money, and almost all of our competitors do this, is to do work offshore. It’s only us and Disney Animation that makes animation films in the U.S. anymore with all of the artists under one roof. We feel like having a colony of artists approach has differentiated our films. We hope to find a path to make that work. “Elemental” was particularly expensive because all the characters have visual effects. We had been getting the film costs down.
The other thing I’ll say about our film budgets is that our whole company exists only to make these films. So when we say a budget, that is everything it takes to run the whole company. Sometimes, the budgets [for other films] that get reported are physical production costs and don’t include the salaries of executives and things like that. Our budgets include all of that, so there’s some accounting context that gets lost. But that doesn’t mean they’re not expensive.
What’s the biggest challenge right now in getting family audiences to theaters?
It’s expensive for a family to go to the movies. It can be a $100 afternoon for a family, and that can be a stretch for some to do. The other thing is that during COVID, we trained audiences to watch our movies on Disney+. I won’t say there was a lot of choice. For periods of time, it was the only thing we could do. We have a little work to unring the bell and motivate families to go to the theater and not wait a few months to see it on Disney+.
Is there an ideal window between a film opening in theaters and moving to Disney+?
Thinking back historically, a summer movie would go to pay-per-view in autumn, which gave a three- or four-month window. That would be a traditional window that I’d love to see reestablished. We make our films for the big screen. We love for people to see them with an audience.
Something that has always distinguished Pixar is that parents can enjoy these movies as much as their kids. Do you ever worry that Pixar films are too smart?
We always think about those things. I’m often surprised at how astute kids are at figuring out bigger ideas. Historically, our films have dealt with more sophisticated themes. We’ve tried to make them accessible to everyone in the audience. It’s something we’re constantly working on. We make a certain kind of film that does have ideas in it. We don’t want to stop doing that. But we obviously want audiences to go to theaters for our films.
Les adultes sont juste des enfants qui ont grandi.
Un beau Pixar, très joli et agréable, avec néanmoins des défauts qui me sortent de l'émerveillement :
. des chansons pop / RnB / jenesaistropquoi qui viennent gâcher de belles scènes, alors que les thèmes musicaux font parfaitement le job.
. une sous représentation de tous les éléments, en dehors de nos deux protagonistes.
. un scénario assez bateau
J'ai trouvé Element City vraiment magnifique, incroyablement bien fichue. Les couleurs sont sublimes. La relation entre Flamme et Flaque m'a beaucoup touché. J'ai aussi pas mal ri. Encore une fois, c'est un beau Pixar, mais je ne vais pas me jeter sur le bluray à sa sortie pour le revoir.
Deux mois après sa sortie en salles, Élémentaire est à 458 millions de dollars au box-office mondial, le faisant entrer dans le top 10 mondial de 2023, entre Ant-Man et la Guêpe : Quantumania et Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Avec ses 307,2 millions à l'internationale, le film en devient le 2ème plus gros succès 2023 (à l'internationale) pour un film d'animation, dépassant les 305,9 millions de Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (au niveau mondial, Spider-Man reste bien devant cependant grâce à son succès sur le territoire nord-américain, avec 380 millions récoltés contre seulement 151 millions pour le film de Pixar).
En France, il cumule 2,7 millions d'entrées, ce qui lui offre la 9e place du classement de 2023 entre les scores d'Indiana Jones 5 et Mission Impossible 7.
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Je suis content que ce film ait finalement sauvé les plâtres, il le mérite largement. Il s'agit probablement pour moi du meilleur Pixar après Coco. Déjà le film et l'animation sont magnifiques, les couleurs incroyable tandis que toute l'animation des effets des éléments comme l'ondulation du feu ou de l'eau sur les personnages sont superbement réalisés et donnent un rendu vraiment original, sans parler bien évidemment, et pour rester dans l'esthétique, de tous ces effets secondaires produits par les éléments, justement, que ce soit la transformation du sable en verre ou quoi. Vraiment l'animation est extraordinaire. Mais en plus on se laisse facilement emporter par cette histoire d'amour réellement émouvante et immersive. Il y a rien de forcé, on prend le temps de développer les scène entre les deux, et leur amour fonctionne à l'image, nul besoin de nous le faire comprendre par un dialogue ou par des expressions forcées. Là, l'image seule nous le fait comprendre, les personnages, sans parler, nous le font comprendre, point barre. Et ça nous parait alors totalement naturel. Vraiment très bon. Continuez à faire des films comme ça Pixar svp, et épargnez nous les mille neuf centième suites de Toy Story ou Cars, ou les films sympathiques mais creux à la Luca.
Dernière édition par Náin le Jeu 7 Sep 2023 - 0:48, édité 1 fois
Je ne lui trouve rien de Vice-Versa, si ce n'est l'omniprésence des couleurs. Vice-Versa est bien plus intense en émotions, bien plus profond, et surtout avec un scénario plus recherché.
La semaine prochaine donc... je pense que je vais le regarder! Pour ceux qui l'ont vu il ressemble à quoi? C'est un genre de Vice-Versa?
Pas du tout.
Il demeure excellent malgré tout, émouvant, avec une vraie relation amoureuse qui fonctionne, à laquelle on croit et qui n'est pas forcée. L'alchimie entre les persos fonctionne très bien. Et l'animation est sublime.
La semaine prochaine donc... je pense que je vais le regarder! Pour ceux qui l'ont vu il ressemble à quoi? C'est un genre de Vice-Versa?
Je suis pas de l'avis de Náin mais je ne vais pas développer histoire de pas risquer de te ruiner le film. Je le trouve plus proche de Zootopia que de Vice-Versa, même si là le sujet principal est la romance et non le préjudice comme l'était Zootopia.
Élémentaire a franchit la barre des 3 millions de spectateurs en France ! Il est à la 8e position du Top 10 français de 2023. Le film est actuellement à 480,5 millions de dollars de recettes au niveau mondial (67.9% grâce à l'international). Soit la 9e place du box-office mondial 2023.
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Ce film est clairement un petit bijou. J'ai été le voir deux fois au ciné haha.
J'ai regardé le docu sur Disney+ ce matin. C'était très touchant sans être mièvre. Par contre, ne vous attendez pas à voir quelque chose sur l'animation du film. Le reportage est uniquement sur l'histoire personnelle du réalisateur liée à celle du film (et également sur l'immigration aux E-U et plus particulièrement à NY).