--- description: Theme park missed revenue and profit estimates in most recent quarter title: SeaWorld Stock Slumps as 'Blackfish' Struggles Continue image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc3beeb4cfecb657/69886ff1ab6d7729976a705d/seaworld.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Theme Parks](/tag/theme-parks/) ## Theme Parks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # SeaWorld Stock Slumps as _Blackfish_ Struggles Continue by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 3:30 PM CUT  Patrons watch Orcas play at Sea World in Orlando, FL on Jan. 7, 2014. Patrons watch Orcas play at Sea World in Orlando, FL on Jan. 7, 2014.Orlando Sentinel—Getty Images by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 6, 2015 3:30 PM CUT SeaWorld posted another disappointing quarterly earnings report this week, sending its shares sinking by nearly 8% [Thursday morning.](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/seaworld-falls-after-cutting-forecast-amid-drop-in-attendance "undefined") The company had $497 million in revenue during the third quarter, missing analysts’ projections of $509 million, _Bloomberg_ reports. Earnings were $1.14 per share, off from estimates of $1.18 per share. The company also cut its overall 2015 earnings forecast, citing unforeseen park closures on Halloween due to bad weather and increased legal costs. The theme-park operator has faced an onslaught of negative publicity since the 2013 documentary _Blackfish_ presented the company as mistreating the killer whales it holds in captivity. Earlier this year the company replaced CEO James Atchison with Joel Manby, the former CEO of the theme-park operator that manages Dollywood. \[[_Bloomberg_](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/seaworld-falls-after-cutting-forecast-amid-drop-in-attendance "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4102832/seaworld-earnings-blackfish/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4102832/seaworld-earnings-blackfish/"},"headline":"SeaWorld Stock Slumps as Blackfish Struggles Continue","datePublished":"2015-11-06T15:30:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:24:42.423Z","description":"Theme park missed revenue and profit estimates in most recent quarter","url":"https://time.com/4102832/seaworld-earnings-blackfish/","keywords":["Theme Parks","Earnings","SeaWorld"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc3beeb4cfecb657/69886ff1ab6d7729976a705d/seaworld.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc3beeb4cfecb657/69886ff1ab6d7729976a705d/seaworld.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Killer whale life spans","caption":"Killer whale life spans","creditText":"Orlando Sentinel—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/theme-parks/","name":"Theme Parks"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4102832/seaworld-earnings-blackfish/","name":"SeaWorld Stock Slumps as Blackfish Struggles Continue"}}]}] ```