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Variety magazine suggested that the decline of Pixar’s box office mojo is symptomatic of a larger decline in original animation, which seems to be losing ground to streaming or more commercially successful franchises like Super Mario Bros. and Minions.
Disney’s ongoing brand damage, coupled with a, at times, convoluted identity as a “family entertainment” giant trying to appease socio-political groups, risks compromising its core demographic.