![]() ![]() ![]() The Seventh Son actor’s last two wide releases, R.I.P.D. and The Giver, both bombed at the box office. Jeff Bridges, meanwhile, is experiencing his own financial folly of late. Seventh Son harks back to ancient times: the early 1960s, when kiddie matinees featured pirate skeletons sword-fighting sea serpents, and all was right with the world. The sci-fi space opera, which was originally supposed to open last summer, earned a B-Cinemascore from moviegoers and a not-so-fresh 22% rating on RottenTomatoes. ![]() But Tatum is barely recognizable in Jupiter Ascending, looking more like an elf than a sexy bounty hunter. Torn from his quiet life as a farmhand, the unlikely young hero embarks on a daring adventure with his battle-hardened mentor to. The stylish filmmakers were hoping that heartthrob Channing Tatum, whose found box office success with pics like 22 Jump Street and Magic Mike, could attract more younger viewers. In a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide, the sole remaining warrior of a mystical order (Oscar winner Jeff Bridges) travels to find a prophesized hero born with incredible powers, the last Seventh Son (Ben Barnes of The Chronicles of Narnia). Their previous two films, Cloud Atlas and Speed Racer, made a combined $67 million domestically. Still, the lousy performances are a black eye for investors and filmmakers.Īndy and Lana Wachowski, masterminds of The Matrix, have yet to find commercial or critical success since their Keanu Reeves trilogy. calamities are entirely surprising-both big-budget movies were long-delayed due to poor tracking and Paramount’s The Spongebob Movie, which is soaking up $53 million this weekend, was originally projected to win the weekend. It’s on track for only $6.6 million in its U.S. The medieval fantasy tentpole has already projected a loss of $85 million, as Variety exclusively reported this week, despite earning $82 million at the international box office. The forecast for Universal and Legendary’s long-delayed Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, is just as gloomy. With a budget north of $175 million, the Wachowskis’ sci-fi fantasy tentpole could lose tens of millions barring a dramatic turnaround overseas. Warner Bros.’ Jupiter Ascending, starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis, is quickly dropping in estimates to a thin $18 million weekend at the box office. But that’s what happened when Jupiter Ascending and Seventh Son both crashed and burned in U.S. It’s not very often that Hollywood unleashes two major theatrical bombs over the same weekend. ![]()
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