In comparison to black films, it's doing great. With an $86 million box after several weeks in theatres, however, Disney suits can't be pleased with this soft total, especially given all the grief they had to endure to get it made and the millions spent marketing this historic tale. But Scott Foundas, film critic for LA Weekly, is interviewed by Michele Norris of NPR about the something other than the underperforming numbers that could have a lasting impact on the future of hand drawn animated films.
Foundas deals with the racial aspects of the movie starring Anika Noni Rose as the first Black Disney princess and why the film can't escape the ghetto. Click the picture above to listen to this very interesting interview
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