It is sad to say, but « Nicholas 17 » will lose your cash load for Warner Bros. The latter from the director of « Oscar » Bong John Ho (« parasite ») has long been stuck and finally hit the theater earlier this month. Unfortunately, the results at the box office were not who hoped for. Now the WB is a serious loss of the film during its theatrical run. In fact, the loss is cool enough, which when making a profit on VOD and moving the line will become a serious problem.
According to Variety« Mickey 17 » is supposed to lose $ 75 to $ 80 million during the theatrical run. It carries a significant price tag of $ 118 million, which is a lot for a movie that is not a franchise. « Mickey 17 » in the debut, pulling only $ 19 million inside Earlier this month. Unfortunately, set the tone for the rest of the movie rental results. Even foreign markets were so useful, and the film earned just over $ 92 million worldwide (including nearly $ 36 million from North America).
The Variety report states that the source has challenged these potential losses, but these figures seem to be in accordance with the math, if not a little generous. The break -even point of the movie was tied up to $ 300 million worldwide. But even it seems generous, given that Warner Bros. reportedly spent about $ 80 million on marketing (with Theaters usually store about half the money from rental sales). The film is expected to end its theatrical run with less than $ 150 million worldwide. Speaking slightly, this is not what any studio wants from a big budget release, but especially that WB can now bad.
Mickey 17 – the unhappy victim of modern movement
Over the past few years Warner Bros. Discovery is not a very big financial situation, returning to when Discovery purchased Warner Bros. First of all. It was also a violent trip since the pandemic began five years ago. WB is angry with virtually every actor and director in the city « Popcorn », The whole movie « Studio » 2021 at the theater and HBO MAX (now Just Max).
To help smooth things, the studio had to make some very convenient transactions for the director. Part of this was offered by Bong John Ho checking, basically, to make his movie after the « parasite », won the best picture on « Oscar ». Shall such a guy, as ho, can do what he wants? Yes, but it is still difficult to argue that it was a durable financial step.
Recently Warner Bros. Other high -profile flops also suffered. Last year « Joker: Folie à Deux » was a financial disaster The one that is obvious something hard. With other risky films on the 2025 signs, including a very expensive picture of Paul Thomas Anderson of Leonard Dikapri (now confirmed that it is called « One Battle by the other »), the studio needs some victories. It was not one of them.
In the end, « Mickey 17 » became a victim of the movement in the pandemic. Selling the audience on something, not attached to a large franchise that is not a horror movie, feels almost impossible. We Five years removed since the theaters were forced to close their doors And after they opened them again, the rental never resumed. Despite the great star in Robert Patinson, surrounded by the killer actor and the director of « Oscar » at the helm, this inventive sci-fi did not make half of what to do to consider even a modest success. It’s a shame, but it’s also just as it is now. Hopefully not forever, but who knows?
« Nikolai 17 » is currently playing in theaters.
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