Summary
Ice Age: Collision Coursehas become a global Netflix hit despite being the worst-reviewed movie in the animated franchise. Between box office, merchandising, and other considerations, theIce Agefranchisehas earned more than $6 billion. However, only the first movie has been rated Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, earning a 77% score while the follow-upsThe Meltdown(56%),Dawn of the Dinosaurs(46%),Continental Drift(37%),Collision Course(18%), andBuck Wild(19%) have resulted in a trend of progressively dismal critic scores.
Netflixhas now unveiled their official chart of the Top 10 most viewed English-language movies for the week of May 20 through May 26. AlongsideDawn of the Dinosaursat No. 3,Ice Age: Collision Coursehas landed at No. 7 thanks to 7.2 million viewersamassing a total of 11.7 million hours viewed. This has been the case in spite of the fact that the movie isn’t even available in the United States, one of the streaming service’s primary territories.
Could The Ice Age Franchise Turn Around After This Netflix Success?
There Hasn’t Been A Theatrical Ice Age Movie Since 2016
TheIce Agemoviesaren’t exactly having trouble connecting with audiences even as they premiere. At the box office alone, the series has become the 22nd highest-grossing movie franchise in history,outranking franchises includingThe Hobbit,Godzilla,Superman, and Sony’s Marvel Universe. However, this global Netflix success could help reverse a trend of diminishing returns that has occurred since the franchise peaked with its third installment. Below, see a breakdown of the franchise’s box office history:
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After the franchise showed just a slight dip in its fourth installment,Collision Course, which boasted the biggest budget yet, crashed andearned less than half the gross of the previous movie. This may be one of the reasons that the 2022 spinoff movieThe Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wildwas released directly to streaming on Disney+. However, other factors included recent worldwide theatrical shutdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that the movie was originally developed as a television show.
Regardless of the provenance of the 2022 title, the franchise has not had a theatrical installment in nearly a decade, most likely because of the disappointing performance ofIce Age: Collision Course. However, the resurgence in interest in the movie on streaming could potentially translate to interest in a new theatrical installment as well. This could push thepossibleIce Age 7closer to fruition because, while it was seemingly revealed to be in pre-production on a Disney PR page in the early 2020s, it still has not been officially announced.
Ice Age: Collision Course
Cast
Ice Age: Collision Course is the fifth installment in the Ice Age franchise. It follows Manny, Diego, and Sid as they try to stop a meteor Scrat the Squirrel accidentally sends towards Earth. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary return as the main characters.
