While the 2024 box office performance so far has been stellar among the major studios –Brain Teasers 2, Deadpool and Wolverine– and independence (what’s up, long legs? Of particular note are the BorderlandsAfter experiencing production delays and negative pre-release reviews, and then post-release to poor reviews and sparse audience attention, Then It quickly made the leap to home release a few weeks later. But just how bad are we talking about? Brilliantly…
IGN cited data compiled by box office website Numbers BorderlandsGlobal theatrical box office receipts represent only a fraction of its projected (by variety) budget of $115 million, in addition to an estimated $30 million in marketing and distribution budgets. To date, it has brought in just under $33 million, split evenly between the U.S. ($15 million) and international markets ($17 million). This number is especially surprising since the movie is based on a popular video game that was supposed to translate into excitement in the movie, was directed by Eli Roth and has stars including Cate Blanchett , Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis include a surprisingly killer cast.
We’re still three and a half months into the year, so it’s too early to say for sure which movie will take the “biggest flop” crown, and there are other contenders; some, like Furiosa: The Legend of Mad Maxfailed to recoup its budget but still received positive reviews, while others, e.g. mrs webbfound that streaming audiences were friendlier than theater audiences. will Borderlands Find redemption? Will it emerge from the darkness? howard the duckStyle, cult-like over the decades? Time will tell.
BorderlandsOfficial synopsis: Lilith (Cate Blanchett), a notorious bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter Lilith of Atlas (Edgar Ramirez), the most powerful SOB in the universe. She forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag group of misfits – Roland (Kevin… Hart) is a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Little Tina (Ariana Greenblatt) is a ferocious teenage demolitionist; Krieger (Florian Monte) Nuevo), Tina’s muscular protector; Tanis (Jamie Lee Curtis), the eccentric scientist who witnessed it all; and Claptrap (Jack Black), a smart robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe may lie in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.
As of August 30 (after release on August 9), Borderlands Can be rented or purchased digitally from home.
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