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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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[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yeah I never go to theaters. I hadn't heard anything about the crow but borderlands was pretty much unavoidable. I saw ads for that thing absolutely everywhere.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I didn't, but I would have gone to see it if I knew.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No... Don't say that about your self. Life is worth more than that.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Nah it ain't

Sometimes I watch Mystery Science Theatre 3000, I have literally no narrative standards.