News culture From Matrix Resurrections to Resident Evil, the biggest box office flop in 2021

news culture From Matrix Resurrections to Resident Evil, the biggest box office flop in 2021

At the end of the first month of 2022, the site Screenlarge.com looked at the business failures of the past year. The selection is based on international releases, and not just French ones. In France, it is mainly comedies that have not found their audience, and some feature films have been interstellar flop (Mystère à Saint-Tropez, Les Fantasmes, etc.). And in the world, what does it give?

Matrix Resurrections

released at the end of the year, Matrix Resurrections – or Matrix 4 – did not win favor with the public and suffered from catastrophic word-of-mouth. Not without qualities, Lana Wachowski’s feature film unfortunately got lost on the way and many have not found what made the charm of the first film. Some will explain to you that everything is assumed, but the facts are there: the economic benefits are light years away from what was expected. With a budget of 200 million (excluding marketing), Matrix Resurrections will probably not exceed 160 million in revenue. Screenlarge.com recalls, however, that several decisions have not helped, starting with its head-on clash with Spider-Man: No Way Home and the simultaneous release on HBO, having caused significant piracy.

The last duel

With a budget of 100 million dollars, The Last Duel by Ridley Scott had all the assets to win at the box office. Carried by a screenplay written by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Nicole Holofcener, this feature film with a starry cast unfortunately only collected 30 million dollars. Far from being bad, it suffered the full brunt of the effects of the health crisis (postponed until October 2021 to stay only 45 days in theaters before going on VOD). Which earned Ridley Scott to get into a cold rage that he came out on a radio show:

We have audiences who are not able to look up from their p****** smartphones. Millennials don’t want to hear anything unless it comes out of their phone.

Atmosphere.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

In the world of cinema, we cannot say that the Resident Evil franchise has left indelible memories. And it’s not the youngest of the band, Welcome to Raccoon City, which will change things. If it appears a little more faithful to the saga of Capcom than some of its elders, and it cost “only” 25 million dollars, it remains a real failure on the commercial level. Even if its receipts amount to 32 million dollars (compared to its budget), Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is very far from the standards of the cinematographic series (never less than 100 million) and it is for this reason that it found itself very quickly on VOD. Just to grab a few pennies before the feature film becomes emaciated, like a zombie.

The Tomorrow War

Chris Pratt against the aliens, it was the bet of The Tomorrow War… and it is a resounding failure. To counter the effects of the health crisis, many studios and directors have gone all out on special effects in CGI (the good old green screen) and we must admit that it sometimes becomes difficult for a work to stand out from its competitor. The Tomorrow War is a textbook case. Initially scheduled for the end of 2020, it was postponed to summer 2021 before disappearing into film release limbo. Amazon Studios finally released the checkbook (200 million dollars!) to offer it on its SVoD platform while, at the same time, the film was seen by 8 million Chinese spectators in theaters in the Middle Empire. . How do we say ? Aoutch? On Amazon Prime, it has been viewed 5.2 million times.

The Suicide Squad

As reported by the site Screenlarge.com, we live in a world where the Suicide Squad by James Gunn brought in four times less revenue than David Ayer’s version ($167 million versus $746 million). When it was released in 2016, the original had a very good start before suffering the wrath of critics. 2021’s Suicide Squad, meanwhile, was very well received, but it suffered the full brunt (like many productions) of its simulcast release on HBO Max. But where other services ask for a little extra money for certain films, The Suicide Squad was offered by Warner without financial extension. The sentence in theaters was not long in coming.

The Williams Method

This is the trend of the moment and it is, a priori, only the beginning. Offered both in theaters and on HBO Max, The Williams Method has so far brought in only $27 million of the $50 million allocated to the budget. In this feature film, Will Smith plays the father and coach of famous tenniswomen Venus and Serena Williams. With a Golden Globe, the actor unfortunately could not count on strong support in theaters. The film could, however, earn the actor an Oscar (bookmakers are betting on a nomination) and it was viewed almost 2 million times in its first month of operation on the SVoD platform.

Cry Macho

In the neo-western genre, Clint Eastwood is never far away. Unfortunately, despite his experience and talent as an actor, the American legend could not do anything to impose his Cry Macho. Broadcast both in theaters and on HBO Max (yes, it’s starting to make many films released on the platform that have gone to the cinema), the adaptation of the eponymous novel has not met its audience. Far from the standards of the actor, director and producer, Cry Macho only brought in 15 million dollars for a budget of 33 million dollars. Hard.

Many Saints of Newark

Prequel to the cult television series The Sopranos, Many Saints of Newark suffered, like many of his colleagues, the horrors of the pandemic. Released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, Alan Taylor’s feature film only brought in $12 million for an estimated total cost of $50 million. A bit sad for a hard-hitting mafia film that would have deserved a real theatrical career, despite a certain success on the SVoD platform.

Reminiscence

The last film with Hugh Jackman cost the trifle of 60 million dollars, but will ultimately bring in only 15 million dollars. In this feature film by Lisa Joy, co-creator of Westworld, the Australian actor stars opposite Rebecca Ferguson in a thriller mixing romance and science fiction. Unfortunately, the director’s first film will not be remembered, the fault of a frame that is a bit over-the-top and lacking in originality. Again, the pandemic has been there and Warner Bros. hastened to swing it simultaneously on HBO Max. For a result not far from disaster.

Snake Eyes

The latest film spotted by Screenlarge.com is nothing else that Snake Eyes, an action feature film which is none other than the third attempt stamped GI Joe. The scenario highlights the character of Snake Eyes, an orphan who has become a martial arts specialist and officiates for a yakuza boss. In fact, it’s the archetype of the work that puts the package on the show and the plot of series B, and that can sometimes be nice. Unfortunately, this film suffered the full brunt of the effects of the health crisis and ended up directly on SVoD platforms… two days after the announcement of its arrival on streaming services.

Source : Screenlarge.com

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