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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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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Coppola was heavily involved in the production of the film where some of the abuse happened, and during the fallout he allegedly tried to sue the victim of the abuse for breach of contract

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month 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?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.