The Border areas film finally hit theaters this past weekend and has quickly become one of the worst-reviewed movies of 2024. So it's probably not surprising Border areas It's a huge box office hit and could be the biggest flop of the year.
Border areascurrently showing in theaters, received mostly negative reviews and debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a terrible O%, has since risen to 9%. PG-13 live-action adaptation Gearbox's popular sci-fi FPS series has been criticized for bad action, unfunny jokes, and a strange cast led by horror director Eli Roth. And after its first big opening weekend, Border areas It made less than $17 million worldwide. Wow.
As reported DiversityLionsgate Border areas The film reached number four in theaters Hurricanes, It Ends With Usand the newest Deadpool movie. In the United States, Border areas Playing in just over 3,000 theaters, the film grossed just $8.8 million, making it one of the worst opening weekends for a video game movie in a long time.
To put this number into perspective, Assassin's Creed, Angry Birds 2, and first Hitman adaption They all did more Border areas during its first weekend at the box office.Border areas (IMAX screens, which were more expensive and offered bigger returns than modern tent poles, had the added advantage.)
Outside the USA, Border areas was an even bigger flop, making only $7.7 million from foreign theaters. Add it all up and Border areas it only made $16.5 million after its opening weekend — not a good start for a movie that reportedly cost around $150 million to make and market.
Most big blockbusters tend to make a ton of money in their first weekend or so and then decline. Border areas Considering how well it's done so far and how bad the reviews have been, it's very possible that the new video game movie will gross less than $5 million worldwide next weekend, which would be a huge embarrassment for Lionsgate. Video game adaptations are all the rage in Hollywood right now, and yet, Border areas Apparently he hasn't been able to connect with anyone.
Since box office revenues will be decreasing in the coming weeks, let's all place bets on how quickly this production will be released.
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