It was planned for a long time, but the ticket office Megalopolis is being even worse than all the forecasts of North American analysts. The large self-funded work of Francis Ford Coppola was involved in major controversies far from its artistic performance and yet, even with this media presence, the film failed to attract spectators to theaters. A solvency which in itself was already as utopian as the vision of its protagonist played by Adam Driver, because with its high budget the film was expected to achieve an approximate box office of between 400 and 500 million to start being profitable. Although the worst of all is undoubtedly the note Cinemascore D+ by American audiences, predicting an even bigger drop in ticket sales next weekend.
With an initial budget of 120 million, the box office of Megalopolis only raised 4 million dollars. Figures lower than the data of 5 to 7 million expected in the Mecca cinema market. Exponential drama since today, the first already marks the future of what a production will earn during its stroll through the stalls. Currently, the levels of data analysis know from the first three days of exposure whether a story will bring in profits or whether, on the contrary, it will end up being an absolute failure. Of course, the production company of the Italian-American filmmaker and the exhibitor Lionsgate can certainly be pleased with the way the screening is going in some theaters. The top five cinemas grossed more than $300,000on the rise thanks to the IMAX format, which ensured the box office Megalopolis 35% of national income in the United States and even managing to be the number one film in some theaters. A very surprising contrast with the rest of the country.
The sad box office of ‘Megalopolis’
The reasons behind the box office failure of Megalopolis They do not respond only one way, but they certainly suffered the aggressive reaction of critics during their presentation at the Cannes Film Festival. A whole series of negative reviews which decimated the hopes of thousands of moviegoers who wanted to see another great masterpiece from the maker of films like The godfather, Apocalypse now either The conversation. The fact is that before this preview, Coppola’s proposal generated great interest in his return to directing, 13 years after failure Twixt and with work that he had wanted to achieve for over 50 years.
As if this expectation wasn’t enough, Coppola had a a cast full of familiar faces like Driver himself, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza and Shia LaBeouf, among others. The six-time Oscar winner hasn’t had such a recognizable cast since its 1992 premiere. Dracula by Bram Stoker nor with an economic capacity so overwhelming as to enable him to realize the visual wonders of his ambitious imagination. In Spain, the box office Megalopolis don’t even enter top 10 list with more income, where it has dominated for some time Bitelchús Bitelchúsbeing leader throughout the month of September with 6 million euros raised. Most likely to maintain this pace in the ticket office whatever Megalopolis end up soon abandoning the commercial offer of the billboard to avoid greater evils. Above all, knowing that in a few days he will arrive at the exhibition Joker: Folie à Deux, The next room And The bottom.
Megalopolis is an epic Roman fable set in a reinvented America. In this context, the protagonist is a creative architect named Cesar Catalina who wants to move the city towards a utopian future, unlike the corrupt mayor Franklyn Cicerowho wants the city to remain in a regressive status quo. In the middle is the political leader’s daughter Julia Cicero, who must divide her loyalties and decide what is the best for the future of the company.
The “wild robot” triumphs
On the other side of the coin we find wild robot. Dreamworks animated film may not topple Inside Out 2 as the big box office hit of the year, but this beautiful film has a clear ambition on the road to the 2025 Oscars and in the same way, its box office impact is poised to be a big success. The proposal led by Chris Sanders achieved 53 million internationally and given that it’s starting from a budget of around €78 million, it’s highly likely that the film will only need one more weekend to turn a profit. To see it, in Spain, you will have to wait next October 11.
