'A Christmas Carol' a Massive Disappointment at the Box Office Thus Far

With the substantial amount of money that Walt Disney Studios put into their 2009 big-budget holiday-themed film ‘A Christmas Carol', the studio will undoubtedly be disappointed with the opening day numbers that it received at the box office. According to The Los Angeles Times, ‘A Christmas Carol' grossed an estimated $9 million at the box office in the United States and Canada in its opening day on Friday.

Pre-release surveys projected that ‘A Christmas Carol', which stars Jim Carrey, would open at approximately $40 million over its first three days in theatres. However, The Los Angeles Times is now predicting that the film will likely gross just $30 million in its opening weekend, which will undoubtedly come as a shock and an undeniable disappointment to Walt Disney Studios.

Not only did the studio invest a great deal of financial backing into the film's pre-release marketing plan but ‘A Christmas Carol' also worked with a $200 million production budget. Walt Disney Studios will likely turn its attention overseas where they hope that the movie will gross a significantly larger amount of money.

According to experts from The Los Angeles Times, family movies tend to remain in theatres for a longer period of time than other films and since it is a holiday-themed release it will almost certainly remain in theatres through the end of the year.