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Borderlands is no longer the biggest box office flop of the year (kotaku.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/movies@lemm.ee
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Earlier this month, Borderlands arrived in theaters to horrendous reviews and bad box office numbers. At the time, many assumed it might be the biggest cinematic dud of 2024. But, that title is now held by the newly released Crow reboot.

The idea of rebooting The Crow was already a strange and controversial one. Sure, the original 1994 film was a small but profitable hit, but it is more widely known for the tragedy surrounding the death of Brandon Lee during its production. The following sequels to the OG Crow failed to find success. Most people believed it was wrong to even reboot the series. Yet, Hollywood went ahead and made a reboot anyway. And what do you know, it’s flopping hard!

The Crow reboot released on August 23 to negative reviews from critics and moviegoers. After its opening weekend, it only earned $4.6 million domestically at the box office. Yikes! In comparison, Borderlands made over $8.5 million during its first weekend.

After about five days in theaters, The Crow has made less than $10 million. Meanwhile, Borderlands—which is reportedly already getting a home release in late August—is sitting at a cool $25 million worldwide at the box office.

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[–] FiniteBanjo 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't go to movies very often, but I might if I heard more about what is playing. Targeting ads at people already viewing them regularly seems unsustainable.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Although they are the ones who go to the cinema regularly. Targeting them at people who don't go seems a waste.

[–] FiniteBanjo 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

But if they stop going at any point then they stop hearing about it. Its a naturally shrinking demographic.

You need to reach out to new audiences to replace old ones. We need ads at locations and on platforms frequented by youth (under 30) to see good box office returns for obscure films.