History Trivia / Wish2023

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $175–200 million. Box office: $63,938,650 domestic, $252,570,989 worldwide. The film performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' ($96 million domestic, $256.8 million worldwide) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' ($54 million domestic, $130.4 million worldwide). And both those movies were released during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic with briefer theatrical windows; ''Wish'' had an open-ended run, a much larger marketing campaign, and the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II'' -- which likely compounded losses as toys, clothing, and accessories lingered in stores well past Christmas (for reference, the non-Disney animated features ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'', released in the same holiday period, both inched past the $100 million mark domestically by the end of their runs, while the fantasy musical ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' got to $218 million).

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $175–200 million. Box office: $63,938,650 domestic, $252,570,989 worldwide. The film performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' ($96 million domestic, $256.8 million worldwide) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' ($54 million domestic, $130.4 million worldwide). And both those movies were released during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic with briefer theatrical windows; ''Wish'' had an open-ended run, a much larger marketing campaign, and the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II'' -- which likely compounded losses as toys, clothing, and accessories lingered in stores well past Christmas. (For reference, the non-Disney animated features ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'', released in the same holiday period, both inched past the $100 million mark domestically by the end of their runs, while the fantasy musical ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' got to $218 million.)

** In the European French dub: Creator/LambertWilson as King Magnifico, Crerator/IsabelleAdjani as Queen Amaya and Creator/GerardDarmon as Valentino.

** In the European French dub: Creator/LambertWilson as King Magnifico, Isabelle Adjani as Queen Amaya and Creator/GerardDarmon as Valentino.

** According to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterDesigns/comments/1844sjf/concept_art_for_the_star_character_in_disneys/ some of the concept art]] from the film's "Art Of" book, Star was originally going to be a shapeshifter with a humanoid base form, basically be a mix of [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Peter Pan]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} the Genie]] in terms of personality, and was hinted to have a possible romance with Asha. Remnants of the shapeshifter element are kept with the red yarn Star uses, while it was redesigned to be a CuteMute.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $175–200 million. Box office: $63,938,650 domestic, $252,570,989 worldwide. While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' ($96 million domestic, $256.8 million worldwide) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' ($54 million domestic, $130.4 million worldwide). And both those movies were released during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic with briefer theatrical windows; ''Wish'' had an open-ended run, a much larger marketing campaign, and the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II'' -- which likely compounded losses as toys, clothing, and accessories lingered in stores well past Christmas. (For reference, the non-Disney animated features ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'', released in the same holiday period, both inched past the $100 million mark domestically by the end of their runs, while the fantasy musical ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' got to $218 million.)

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $175–200 million. Box office: $63,938,650 domestic, $252,570,989 worldwide. While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' ($96 million domestic, $256.8 million worldwide) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' ($54 million domestic, $130.4 million worldwide) -- both movies released during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic with briefer theatrical windows, whereas ''Wish'' had an open-ended run ''and'' a much larger marketing campaign on top of the budget, as well as the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II'' -- which likely compounded losses as toys, clothing, and accessories lingered in stores well past Christmas. (For reference, the non-Disney animated features ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'', released in the same holiday period, both inched past the $100 million mark domestically by the end of their theatrical runs, while the fantasy musical ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' passed $200 million.)

** The short ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' was originally announced as being attached to this film (Asha prominently appears in its ending), but a month prior to release it was aired on television and made available on Creator/DisneyPlus instead. The only country in which the short and film were released together, prior to the ''Wish'' Blu-ray and digital copy including the short as an extra, was Japan.

** The short ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' was originally announced as being attached to this film (Asha prominently appears in its ending), but a month prior to release it was aired on television and made available on Creator/DisneyPlus instead. The only country in which the short and film were released together, prior to the movie's home media releases including the short as an extra, was Japan.

** The short ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' was originally announced as being attached to this film (Asha prominently appears in its ending), but a month prior to release it was aired on television and made available on Creator/DisneyPlus instead. The only country in which the short and film were released together was Japan.

** [[https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/01/22/disney-wish-exclusive-saba-sabino-deleted-song/72283030007/ Sabino originally sang "A Wish Worth Making" after reclaiming his wish]]; no explanation has been given for it being cut.

** Originally, [[https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a46410920/wish-deleted-scene-exclusive/ as seen in this storyboarded sequence]], Asha's family and others ran away from Rosas to live in a hidden hamlet upon realizing that Magnifico was a tyrannical fraud; desperate to keep their wishes safe from him, they wrote them on strips of fabric and tied them to the Wishing Tree seen in the final film. Sabino then inspired Asha to keep going and fight against Magnifico, and [[spoiler:died of sickness/old age not long after this scene]]. The filmmakers decided it would be more dramatic if everyone lived in Rosas and admired Magnifico, with only Asha becoming aware of the truth and trying to convince others of it.

** A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrAm1qRQbFs storyboarded alternate climax]] had Magnifico demanding Asha reveal Star (whom he'd never seen, and was actually off trying to free the wishes with Gabo and Dahlia's help) and her trying to pass off Valentino as Star; Valentino then has the talking animals try to attack him. Magnifico also ''ate'' the wishes instead of using a staff and did it in times of desperation, indicating that destroying wishes was a more common occurrence than in the finished film. Eating wishes to confront the stampede resulted in him going OneWingedAngel with VolcanicVeins and PowerEchoes; even defeating his own guards easily. This was changed to make Magnifico smarter and more threatening and to have Asha and Magnifico battle alone.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $175–200 million. Box office: $63,622,825 domestic, $240,257,787 worldwide. While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' ($96 million domestic, $256.8 million worldwide) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' ($54 million domestic, $130.4 million worldwide) -- both movies released during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic with briefer theatrical windows, whereas ''Wish'' had an open-ended run ''and'' a much larger marketing campaign on top of the budget, as well as the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II'' -- which likely compounded losses as toys, clothing, and accessories lingered in stores well past Christmas. (For reference, the non-Disney animated features ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'', released in the same holiday period, both inched past the $100 million mark domestically by the end of their theatrical runs, while the fantasy musical ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' passed $200 million.)

* RoleReprise: Thanks to ''Once Upon a Studio'' releasing before this, [=DeBose=] reprises her role as Asha here.

** In the European French dub: Creator/LambertWilson as King Magnifico, Isabelle Adjani as Queen Amaya and Gérard Darmon as Valentino.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Japanese dub:
** Asha is voiced by former Music/{{Nogizaka46}} member Erika Ikuta.
** King Magnifico is voiced by singer Masaharu Fukuyama.
** Sabino is voiced by actor and comedian Takeshi Kaga, better known as both [[Series/IronChef Chairman Kaga]] and live-action [[Film/DeathNote Soichiro Yagami]].
** Queen Amaya is voiced by former Creator/TakarazukaRevue actress Rei Dan.
** Hal is voiced by singer Saho Aono.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget: $175–200 million. Box office: $63,622,825 domestic, $240,257,787 worldwide. While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' ($96 million domestic, $256.8 million worldwide) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' ($54 million domestic, $130.4 million worldwide) -- both movies released during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic with briefer theatrical windows, whereas ''Wish'' had an open-ended run ''and'' a much larger marketing campaign on top of the budget, as well as the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II'' -- which likely compounded losses as toys, clothing, and accessories lingered in stores well past Christmas. (For reference, the non-Disney animated features ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'', released in the same holiday period, both inched past the $100 million mark domestically by the end of their theatrical runs, while the fantasy musical ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' got close to $200 million.)

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Estimated production budget: $200M, global gross: $240M (63M domestic). While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (256M, 96M domestic) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' (130M, 54M domestic) -- both movies released during the Covid-19 crisis with briefer theatrical windows, whereas ''Wish'' had an open-ended run ''and'' a much larger marketing campaign on top of the budget, as well as the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II'' -- which likely compounded losses as toys, clothing, and accessories lingered in stores well past Christmas. (For reference, the non-Disney animated features ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'', released in the same holiday period, both inched past the $100M mark domestically by the end of their theatrical runs, while the fantasy musical ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' got close to $200M.)

* BoxOfficeBomb: Estimated production budget: $200M, global gross: $240M (63M domestic). While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (256M, 96M domestic) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' (130M, 54M domestic) -- both movies released during the Covid-19 crisis with briefer theatrical windows, whereas ''Wish'' had an open-ended run ''and'' a much larger marketing campaign on top of the budget, as well as the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Estimated production budget: $200M, global gross: $233M (62M domestic). While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (256M, 96M domestic) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' (130M, 54M domestic) -- both movies released during the Covid-19 crisis with briefer theatrical windows, whereas ''Wish'' had an open-ended run ''and'' a much larger marketing campaign on top of the budget, as well as the biggest merchandise push for a Disney film since ''Frozen II''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Estimated production budget: $200M, global gross: $233M (62M domestic). While mitigated by decent numbers in Western Europe and Japan, overall it performed worse than ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' (256M, 96M domestic) and only marginally better than ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' (130M, 54M domestic) -- both movies released during the Covid-19 crisis with briefer theatrical windows, whereas ''Wish'' had an open-ended run (and a much larger marketing/merchandising campaign on top of the budget).