With the commercial failure of Kubo and the Two Strings wherein

>>85672398
Like move into the porn industry?
But OP what would Laika porn even be like?

> should a passion project move on from being a passion project?

anon...

>>85672398
You do realize that none of their movies have done particularly well, but they keep making them because the guy who owns it is the son of the CEO of Nike or something. He basically gets a blank check from his dad to make whatever he wants, even if the general public are a bunch of fucking plebs who don't know masterfully made movies when they see them.

>>85672398
First off, yeah, didn't do too well opening weekend. But neither did Coraline. Laika gets its viewings from word of mouth.

Second, Laika doesn't need, or care about, money. The Heir to the Nike fortune is the one who owns the studio. This is his HOBBY.

Third, fuck you Kubo was fucking amazing.

>>85672457
You know at some point daddy's going to cut him off since these (admittedly very well made and unfortunately cursed to flop) films keep flopping, right? Trust funds can't last forever, believe it or not.

>>85672425
I-I kind of want to see it now.

>>85672539
Laika movies take $60 million to make, and every one has broken $100 million. They're not necessarily blockbusters, but they're still technically commercial successes.

>>85672457

Are you kidding? All of Laika's movies have been made for cheap, made a large profit, and have been critically acclaimed.

Sure, Laika has yet to make a Cars, Madagascar or Ice Age tier move that has them rolling in bucks but they're a very successful studio.

>>85672539
And you know that it's not like his dad is short on cash or anything. He knows his son loves what he's doing and he's supportive of him.

>>85672539
>>85672606
To add onto the second anon, as long as they break even, they will survive. This is one of the few companies that can actually thrive off of breaking even.

>>85672546
whats stopping you

>>85672719
Evil moon god has set it upon himself to stop me from watching porn.

>>85672719
Laika porn doesn't exist, I can't watch what doesn't exist.

>>85672398
This movie had the same budget as Laika's past 3 films, and did just as well as they did in opening weekend. All 3 went on to make over $100 million in their individual runs, so this one will have similar if not better success.

>>85672457
Sometimes, nepotism works out for the greater good

>>85672539
They're not flops just because you don't like them anon

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>>85672633
[Phil Knight's] son Matthew, aged 34 years, traveled to El Salvador to film a fund-raising video for Christian Children of the World, a Portland nonprofit organization. However, while scuba diving with colleagues in Lake Ilopango, near San Salvador, he died immediately from a heart attack 65 feet (20 m) underwater due to an undetected congenital heart defect. Knight and Travis traveled to El Salvador to return Matthew Knight's body to the U.S. and Travis explained in 2007, "It brought the family closer. You realize all this can go away in a minute."[16] Laika Studio's 2005 short film Moongirl was dedicated to Matthew's memory."

Found Laika's thematic influence

>>85672769
Just close the blinds on that fucker

>>85672627
I think the Knights own, collectively, like 75% of the company, too, so all that profit rolls back to them.

>>85672606
>>85672646
Plus even if a Laika film does below average, these films have serious legs in BD/DVD sales.

>>85672539
his dad tolerated and bank rolled the dudes rap career.

I think he is more than happy to help him stay in animation.