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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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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Yeah I never heard of this.

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

    Agreed, not heard of it outside Lemmy. Perhaps I’ve insulated myself from ads a little too well.

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

    I only heard about this because Coppola gave an interview about hiring "cancelled" actors so he didn't seem "woke".

    Yeah no thanks, FFC. I still remember you defending and bankrolling a CONVICTED child predator.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    I've mostly heard about the controversies (the fake AI quotes in the trailer, some alleged #metoo stuff on set, ...). Reviews seem very mixed, some reviewers hate it, others love it, which makes me think some of them just don't 'get' it?

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

    Yeah but usually if something is good, people will want to discuss it. This has gotten no hype, no post release discussion. It's a ghost.

    Really odd for such a big budget movie.

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