The article cites domestic box office as disappointing. The international box office, which has been coming in since the article was written, has been stellar. Ratatouille has cleaned up overseas, and currently stands as the 6th highest grossing film of the year internationally. It has been #1 overseas for a few weeks now. I think Disney's perception of the movie as a "flop" has probably changed in light of these figures. The movie stands to make some good money for the studio, and as I said before, it is likely to win the Oscar for best animated film.