It debuted to a terrible $3.4 million across 2,202 locations. The Blind Side star’s 1996 movie, Two If By Sea, had previously been deemed the worst-performing North American debut of her career, with $US4.7 million.
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The movie’s performance prompted a rare statement from Warner Bros. president of worldwide marketing and distribution Sue Kroll. The Weinstein Company distributed the critically scorched dramedy. “We heard that in the middle of the country, people were having trouble with the accents”, said TWC distribution chief Erik Lomis.
Bradley Cooper’s film Burnt did not rate well with audiences in the US. “It’s a passion project that hit a tough weekend”. Both received negative reviews, so the star power of Cooper and Bullock were possibly not enough to draw moviegoers.
For the third weekend in a row the conversation concerns new films failing to meet expectations, though this Halloween weekend in particular is even more dire.
Crimson Peak was able to avoid a 50% drop this weekend, making $3.1 million for the weekend and $27 million overall.
There’s a lot of talk about how the glut of films targeting the same adult audience has contributed to films including Our Brand is Crisis starring Sandra Bullock and Burnt with Bradley Cooper bombing at the box office, but not as much talk as there should be about how audiences are simply saying no to bad films right now.
“The Martian” captured first place with $US11.4 million.
The film only managed a disappointing $5m in its opening week, while The Martian stays strong at the top with $11.4m. The pictures have made $156 million and $18.6 million, respectively. But the weekend marked the second straight week the place all new extensive releases flopped. It was apparent a few parents and their kids wanted goofy scares as “Goosebumps” remained in second place with an additional $10.2 million to its total.
The horror comedy “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” fared worst of all, taking in just $1.8 million. Its failure comes on the heels of last weekend’s “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension”. Pictures shows, Ann Dowd, from… “Scouts Guide” cost roughly $15 million to produce.
“Truth“, a drama about “60 Minutes” controversial report on George W. Bush’s National Guard service, stumbled in its wide release expansion. The Sony Pictures Classics’ release moved from 18 screens to 1,120 venues, earning a dispiriting $US900,914 in the process. Its total stands at $1.1 million.
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The political comedy earned only a “C+” CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which means Our Brand is Crisis is going to fall and fall fast. “The studios knew what they had”.
