2022 continues to be a rough year for lavish Manhattan-set musicals, as Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” has grossed just $10.5 million in its opening weekend — a disastrous result when measured against the movie’s $100 million production budget.The first warning sign was the Thursday preview ticket sales for “West Side Story,” which amounted to just $800,000.
Friday brought the total to a still-meager $4.1 million.
Now, per The Hollywood Reporter, “West Side Story” will round out the weekend with a $10.5 million weekend.
It did at least manage to claim the top spot, though its biggest competition was Disney’s “Encanto,” currently…The post Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Set To Bomb With $10.5 Million Opening Weekend appeared first on /Film.
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