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While other studios experienced losses, Disney was rated poorly across industry assessments. For instance, Variety assigned Disney a grade of C+, a surprisingly generous score considering the scale of losses. This suggests a valuation that does not fully reflect the severity of the company’s downturn.

Highlights and Low Points

High-performing films:

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: roughly $28 million profit

Underperforming films:

• The Marvels: around $250 million loss

• Wish: approximately $235 million loss

• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: over $200 million loss

• Elemental: lost about $80 million

Biggest bombs dragged the studio into catastrophic financial territory, with streaming and linear TV slumps exacerbating the situation.