A tough 12 months for Lionsgate has by some means develop into even worse with the current launch of Francis Ford Coppola‘s Megalopolis. The Godfather director’s ardour venture has nonetheless but to achieve $5 million on the home field workplace, at present sitting at a complete of solely $4.3 million, regardless of coming with a $100 million price ticket. The one silver lining is that Megalopolis is probably going about to maneuver previous The Exorcism, the Russell Crowe-led horror flick, within the subsequent day or two, if it could possibly cobble collectively a couple of hundred thousand. Whereas the home field workplace totals for Megalopolis and The Exorcism are extraordinarily comparable, the most important distinction is that Crowe’s horror flick price solely a fraction of the worth to make, boasting a manufacturing funds of $22 million, which it nonetheless did not earn again even on the worldwide field workplace.
After passing The Exorcism on the home field workplace, Megalopolis will solely have to scrounge collectively a couple of hundred thousand extra to additionally cross Land of Dangerous, the motion flick which Crowe additionally stars in alongside Luke and Liam Hemsworth. Nevertheless, regardless of not performing properly on the field workplace, Land of Dangerous discovered success streaming on Netflix after its theatrical launch. Megalopolis additionally has an opportunity to maneuver previous I Noticed The TV Glow, the horror movie which not too long ago started streaming on Max, and Sorts of Kindness, the Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons-led movie by Yorgos Lanthimos, if it could possibly make one other million domestically. Megalopolis could have extra work to do if it needs to out-earn one other Lionsgate field workplace flop domestically, The Killer’s Recreation, which stars Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella.
Who Stars in ‘Megalopolis’?
The nice Megaflopolis of 2024 isn’t any fault of the movie’s forged, which is among the stronger ensembles of the 12 months. Adam Driver performs the lead function of Cesar Catilina, with Giancarlo Esposito enjoying the function of Mayor Cicero reverse him. Recreation of Thrones star Nathalie Emmanuel performs Mayor Cicero’s daugher, Julia, within the movie, and Aubrey Plaza portrays the character of Wow Platinum. Different large names filling out the remainder of the decision sheet embody Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, and Shia LaBeouf.
Megalopolis is now enjoying in theaters. Keep tuned to Collider for future field workplace updates on the movie and discover tickets under for a showtime close to you, however do not count on to see many others within the theater.
