{"id":27137,"date":"2023-08-02T09:42:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=27137"},"modified":"2023-08-02T09:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:42:17","slug":"disneys-haunted-mansion-fails-at-box-office-due-to-occultic-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/08\/disneys-haunted-mansion-fails-at-box-office-due-to-occultic-themes.html","title":{"rendered":"Disney&#8217;s &#8216;Haunted Mansion&#8217; Fails at Box Office Due to Occultic Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_27146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27146\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/08\/haunted-mansion-credit-mpaa.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27146\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/08\/haunted-mansion-credit-mpaa.png\" alt=\"haunted mansion\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motion Picture Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disney\u2019s \u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d is the latest example of the entertainment giant\u2019s failure to capture audiences, opening to a mere $24.2 million, one of the lowest starts among Disney\u2019s live-action remakes or reimagining of theme park attractions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d performed worse than experts expected, predicting it would top at least $30 million during its opening weekend. The movie struggled to draw in family audiences due to unbiblical views on the supernatural and its emphasis on occultism.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of Movieguide\u2019s review reads, \u201cThe new \u2018Haunted Mansion\u2019 has some funny, exciting, scary moments, but its ghost story lacks credibility. Also, the demonic villain doesn\u2019t show up until the second act. \u2018Haunted Mansion\u2019 has a strong occult worldview and false occult theology. This unbiblical content is slightly mitigated by some positive moral, redemptive elements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The review continues, \u201cFor instance, it has a strong mother figure in the boy\u2019s mother. However, \u2018Haunted Mansion\u2019s\u2019 ending is too occult and unbiblical. Hollywood would do better if it took a Christian, biblical approach to the supernatural, like the movie \u2018Nefarious.\u2019\u201d The ongoing actors\u2019 strike also hurt the movie\u2019s release. The star-studded cast, including Lakeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Owen Wilson, couldn\u2019t promote the film or attend the Disneyland premiere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AjLKTz81bj8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d is another unfortunate flop among Disney\u2019s theatrical failures. Disney had already lost an estimated $900 million coming into the summer. \u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d and the company\u2019s other summer release \u201cElemental\u201d have only added to those losses. \u201cElemental\u201d cost $200 million to produce before marketing but only grossed $145 million at the box office. \u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d cost $150 million before marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Movieguide previously reported that investors have been seriously questioning Disney over the past year as the company has struggled in nearly every aspect of its business.\u00a0Disney+ has struggled for the first time since its release in 2020, with many of its releases seeing lukewarm reception at best and the platform\u2019s subscriber numbers decreasing for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, Disney\u2019s theme parks have seen their lowest attendance numbers in years. Despite multiple lucrative deals, the theme park prices have proven too high for families, even at the height of vacation season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d shows how rejecting family-friendly values in films will cost studios financially. Disney should reconsider their strategy to recover, especially as its public perception drops due to the company\u2019s response to the WGA and SAG strikes. Disney should return to creating family-friendly films that promote strong Christian and moral values instead of continuing down the losing path it\u2019s currently on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney\u2019s \u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d is the latest example of the entertainment giant\u2019s failure to capture audiences, opening to a mere $24.2 million, one of the lowest starts among Disney\u2019s live-action remakes or reimagining of theme park attractions. \u201cHaunted Mansion\u201d performed worse than experts expected, predicting it would top at least $30 million during its opening 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