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With a budget of $120 million, Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" grossed only $4 million on its opening weekend, making it one of the worst box office openings for a $100M+ movie to date. (lemmy.ml)
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Budget: $120 million [source]

Opening weekend gross: $4 million

Factoring in marketing costs and the theaters taking their cut of the profits, Megalopolis would need to make at least $300 million to break even. I think it's safe to say that's not happening.

It would have been THE worst opening for a $100 million movie ever, had it not been for Pluto Nash's horriffic opening 22 years ago.

Even The New York Times is reporting near-empty screenings of Megalopolis!

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[–] 34 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Pretty sad, this was apparently Coppola's drram movie he always wanted to make

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I wonder if it's any good, all I hear is how little money it made like that means anything to anyone but the producers.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's bad. If it was good, the story would have been pretty different.

    Obviously some people will still like it. But even those will have to admit it's an incredible mess, and it shows why no company wanted to invest in it.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    https://wikiless.chaosmos.io/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films?lang=en

    Clearly /s

    My money is still on it being a masterpiece and people being morons.

    Edit: updated wikiless instance

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    I saw it hoping this was the case, but sadly it's just not very good. I loved the visuals, the ambition, and his commitment to try and breakout of traditional storytelling methods, but the ham-fisted handling of the subject matter really ruined it for me. By all means see it for yourself and be your own judge but I wouldn't go in expecting an underrated masterpiece.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    wikiless.org is using a TLS cert that expired in February.

    I don't know the project very well but if they've been giving cert errors for half a year it might be time to link directly to Wikipedia.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm on LibRedirect so I didn't give it much of a thought.

    Apparently ( https://github.com/Metastem/wikiless ) the domain is supposed to be https://wikiless.chaosmos.io

    https://wikiless.chaosmos.io/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films?lang=en <- this seems good, I'll edit the previous link.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What's wrong with just linking to Wikipedia?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's bad. It's bad and we've been knowing this for months, as it premiered in some festival.

    It's so bad no distributors wanted any piece of the cake (because the necessary costs are astronomical).

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    AFAIK, the movie received a 10-minute standing ovation at Cannes. It is an art film first and foremost, and probably not for the general audience that flocks to the same old, boring formulaic movies a la Marvel & co.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Every movie at Cannes gets a ten minute standing ovation. That's normal.

    I'm excited to see this though. But I'm not going to go to the theatre for it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But I'm not going to go to the theatre for it.

    Same here, and frankly I will never again think it is surprising that a theatrical release is underperforming. Doesn't matter which film. Theaters are underperforming because of many factors.

    I can buy my own copy of the film for less than it would take for me and one other person to see it together once in a theater.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Which is why for someone like me who always hated theaters for the crowded seats and annoying people and noises, it’s never been better! Subscription to see movies whenever I want, and usually less than 10 people in the theater. It’s great.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    A 10-minute ovation is not a notable statistic at Cannes. The Beaver got a 10-minute ovation. I dare anyone to remember even one thing about The Beaver without looking it up.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Not really sad. Coppola is an artist, first and foremost, and he said that he doesn't care whether the film will be financially successful. It is a passion project financed at least partially from his own money, and to be his magnum opus.

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