phantom menace did well, I presume its a combination of people on autopilot who buy into every hyped movie and Disney monkeying with the numbers. For some reason, sjwism is the only thing in the world corporations will stand strong on instead of crumbling to the first demand.
So they got away with things this time but if they keep pushing the same buttons I think people are going to wise up eventually.
Actually, a third party ultimately reports box office receipts. Also, as a public company, falsifying box office receipts is a criminal offense and can be easily proven, so I highly doubt Disney is defrauding their shareholders and the SEC with fake numbers. Finally, posters like you who throw out such accusations are frauds with no ability to prove your accusations because it isn’t true. With Disney now owning Fox, it is likely Disney will absorb around 50% of box office receipts during some weeks.