![]() ![]() Its release was stipulated as part of the Lucasfilm acquisition deal, but when it came down to it the company chose to release it through their Touchstone Pictures banner -as if to remove themselves as much as humanly possible from the explosive range of a potential bomb they had on their hands, giving it next to nothing advertising wise. Even The Mouse House itself didn’t seem to have any confidence in the movie. ![]() The film currently has a 16% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its reviews go from bad (“one of the most dismal animations ever released under the Disney umbrella”), to vitriol (“this movie is loathsome”). Needless to say, pretty much nobody saw it.Ĭritics weren’t any kinder. Despite having a budget of approximately $70-$100 million, the film only managed to gross $13.6 million worldwide, opening at #7 during its first weekend in the States. ![]() Strange Magic was released in American theatres with little fanfare, and was a colossal failure at the box office. Strange Magic was supposed to be George Lucas’ swansong, his final big budget motion picture -as a producer, mind you, not director- before his inevitable retirement from the movie business. ![]()
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