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Budget: $120 million [source]

Opening weekend gross: $4 million

Factoring in marketing costs and the theaters taking their cut of the profits, Megalopolis would need to make at least $300 million to break even. I think it's safe to say that's not happening.

It would have been THE worst opening for a $100 million movie ever, had it not been for Pluto Nash's horriffic opening 22 years ago.

Even The New York Times is reporting near-empty screenings of Megalopolis!

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[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Having said all that I would like to see it, just don’t need to go to the theater for this one.

From what little I've heard, there's a 4th-wall-breaking scene that involves one of the characters interacting with an audience member (the theater apparently has someone come in and participate). So if nothing else, I guess you could see it in theaters for the novelty?

[–] Naboo_calls_for_aid@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 month ago

Ah, so from what I'm reading it's confusing now, but will be more confusing at home with a broken 4th wall break segment.

[–] driving_crooner 19 points 1 month ago

If I wait for the Torrent release an FBI agent is going to come to my house for that?

[–] aasatru@kbin.earth 10 points 1 month ago

I think that was just in Cannes or something.

Edit: It seems I'm wrong! Basically it's up to the cinema to include it, but it doesn't change all that much. I had my information from reading a review by a reviewer who thought he had witnessed something completely unique.

[–] Sylence@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

They had this at the screening I went to. I wonder what they'll do for the home release version?

[–] Odo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

My theater didn't do that. There was one segment that was framed a bit differently, which I suspect is where the interaction would have been, but it played more like a short press conference and had no interaction.

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This most certainly did not happen in my viewing. I am now curious what scene this would have been or if it was just cut out.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

If you want masterclass 4th Wall, Watch Fleabag. Great series