“The Expendables 4,” an action-thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham, misfired in its box office debut, tumbling to a franchise-low $8.3 million.It landed in ever-so-slightly second place behind “The Nun,” which collected $8.4 million in its third weekend.
These ticket sales resulted in the lowest-grossing box office weekend of the year as not a single film managed to clear $10 million.Despite the abysmal results, there are reasons to be more optimistic about the future of theatrical.
Studios may be close to a deal with the writers on strike, and there’s hope that means a similar agreement could be looming or the actors union as well.
This would give stars the ability to promote their upcoming films, which in turn could goose box office returns.
The Game Stop stock-inspired “Dumb Money” and Kenneth Branagh’s murder mystery “A Haunting in Venice,” both of which have ensembles filled with famous faces,…
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