'Cars' in High Demand!

ROBONICS95 · June 19, 2007, 7:46pm

The last 2 paragraphs say it best!
Can we really still consider ‘Cars’ a “disappointment?”

Lots of people have noticed it… I know I’ve seen it. When “Cars” came out last year and only wound up making 462 million that everyone declared it a disappointment. But in the last six months I’ve noticed more and more “Cars” merchandise. Every time I see a group of kids, I notice one of them having a “Cars” backpack, Lighting McQueen T-Shirt or shoes with the logo. It seems I wasn’t just having a hallucination… wondering to myself “Did I like that movie more than I thought?”.

Take a look in Variety today for a nice article about the booming market for “Cars” and how it’s not just continuing… it’s really in demand:

“While many refuse to rank “Cars” as Pixar maven John Lasseter’s finest two hours, its merchandising campaign has become a global phenomenon. A year after the motion picture release, a sojourn to a local Toys R Us will reveal collectors – boys to men – on the prowl for the new shipment of Mattel-made die-cast miniatures, with the movie’s extensive ensemble of characters yielding an endless array of product iterations (Dinaco Blue Chick Hicks, anyone?).”

It’s kind of shocked the experts and perhaps Wall Street will now take a second look at this:

“Do you think anybody knew it would have these kinds of continual legs? No way,” says the merchandising topper for a rival studio. “I’ve just been impressed. It’s doing this without anything supporting it in the marketplace.”

Over a year after the movie was out in theaters, “Cars” is expected to pull in 2 billion dollars for the Mouse this year… that’s “Winnie the Pooh” sized numbers there people. Uncle John appears to be having the last laugh on those critics lamenting the disappointment that “Cars” was for Disney.

Money talks and those Wall Street critics are speechless… or perhaps they’ll act like Mater and say: “Dat gumb!”

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Aggie · June 19, 2007, 8:10pm

Hahaaaaaa, that’s what I’m talkin’ about! I’ll have to go to Toys R Us more often and see what they have on the shelves.

aZnCdn · June 20, 2007, 12:33am

Merchandise is a big part of a movie, look at Star Wars Ep. 1 it was horrible but the movie was made in a way that they can cash in on the merchandise, especially video games.

luigiandguidofanatic · June 20, 2007, 2:51am

Cars is the best movie ever!!! I don’t care what anyone else say’s!! I love it to the death of me you and several others, yes I’ll say it again I agknowledge the fact that I am crazy. So ha! In you’re face critics, cars is making money because people like it!!!
aZnCdn: I hope youre not saying cars is horrible

Rey · June 20, 2007, 3:11am

I just went to the Disney Store to get the Preview of Ratatouille DVD in Japan and all the CARS dvd are sold out. You can’t even make any special orders. REAL GONE!

lizardgirl · June 20, 2007, 1:04pm

It’s nice to see those that were negative about Cars proven wrong! I went to a nearby Disney store yesterday, to ask when any Ratatouille merchandise would be released, but the whole place was just invaded with Cars toys and items; it was like Cars mania!

Aggie · June 20, 2007, 2:39pm

I can understand why Cars merchandise would be in demand right now… the toys and film are so excellent for the summer.

The_Loner · June 20, 2007, 4:31pm

HA, in your face, critics!! “Cars” is an awesome movie no matter what they say and this just proves it!!
Personally I’m wallowing in all the Cars toys and merchandise, I can’t get enough of it!!

The_Star_Swordsman · June 21, 2007, 12:22am

And it has been one year after the release as well. This means something

special.

luigiandguidofanatic · June 21, 2007, 1:12am

I completly agree with you and maybe i just have bad taste in

movies but cars is my favorite movie ever!!!

The_Loner · June 21, 2007, 8:19am

luigiandguidofanatic4life - you do

not have a bad taste in movies! Cars is also my most favourite movie of all times!!

Go Cars!!

lizardgirl · June 21, 2007, 1:03pm

And, correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t there something

like NASCAR or some really big car racing event around this time? That would probably boost sales of Cars DVDs

and merchandise.

Toadkarter · June 21, 2007, 11:17pm

Well, there are 36 NASCARS races in a season. And they race a good 10 months out of the year.

So NASCAR is practically always going on.

luigiandguidofanatic · June 22, 2007, 1:37am

The Loner- Awesome!! Cars is

the best!! I wonder why most critics don’t agree i thought cars was great even better than ratatouille in my

opinion.

Aggie · June 22, 2007, 3:07am

I feel the same way, but critics are just people with their own opinion.

Hehe.

luigiandguidofanatic · June 22, 2007, 3:25am

Yeah I guess you’re right !

BorntothePurple · June 22, 2007, 3:41am

I’m not a big “toy” person…but I actually

did get me a little diecast Chick Hicks from ebay.

DrewsterHotRod · June 28, 2007, 11:50pm

Just today a patient came into the office here with her family. Her little boy had his Cars diecasts all over the waiting room floor and I was like, COOL, and was throwing movie quotes to the kid and he was answering me back. It was sooo funny. His father was saying the movie is his son’s favorite. So it shows the popularity is NOT waning.