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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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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Has he made a good movie in the last 30 years? I loved Dracula but I can't think of anything since then

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I was honestly surprised it was out already. I’ve seen a few memes about it the past few months, but my theater hasn’t even run the trailer. It’s also not even in their coming soon listing, which it should be considering it’s supposedly releasing in december here in the Netherlands.

I doubt they’re bothering to run it at all with the reception this got so far. Not unless it manages to capture a ‘so bad you gotta see this train wreck’ cult status between now and december…

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago
[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Pluto Nash deserved better tbh

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Arrr matey, you need to look in different places

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It's a good movie.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This had such a stilted release this is hardly indicitive of quality. Everywhere got this movie at different times and also saw it pop culture for a few months in the run like it was already out.

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