r/boxoffice • u/chanma50 Best of 2019 Winner • Jan 19 '25

Domestic Paramount's BETTER MAN was an extinction-level event in its 2nd weekend, dropping a whopping -76% w/ just $255k, $1.8M total. This will likely go down as the lowest-grossing, wide studio release of 2025...

https://x.com/ERCboxoffice/status/1881013947526226016?t=JWxhq4eskqF88W_JotOs4w&s=19
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u/magikarpcatcher Jan 19 '25

Yet Paramount paid $25M for the distribution rights for some reason.

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u/StuHardy Jan 19 '25

They were probably hoping for good word-of-mouth, and then get a big share of new subscribers to Paramount+.

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u/DatTomahawk Jan 19 '25

For the monkey movie? No wonder they got bought out

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u/Skysflies Jan 20 '25

Its genuinely good though and there's a core audience for musicals that normally turn up( which is part of why that Regent street clip is absolutely everywhere)

It bombing in the US isn't a surprise but it is a bit of a shame it's not really getting even a chance.

Paramount are going to need it to do extremely well on streaming, which I feel like it will eventually because it's one of those movies people are like it's free, and it's good, give it a chance things

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u/alaskanloops Jan 22 '25

I've been wanting to see it, and by all accounts reviews are solid.

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u/ATs_Magic_Shop Jan 22 '25

You really should, it's incredible!

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u/ATs_Magic_Shop Jan 22 '25

I agree, I find it disappointing at how many masterpiece movies flop because of the close mindedness and herd thinking of our society (Better Man, Joker 2, Megalopolis). And on the other hand many good but mediocre-ish movies in 2024 ended up being massive successes just because people heard they're popular or it's a sequel (Gladiator 2, Moana 2, Mufasa: The Lion King). I really hope that in future people will become more open minded and form their own opinions

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u/Mentoman72 Jan 23 '25

I didn’t hate Joker 2 as much as most people but a masterpiece?

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u/ATs_Magic_Shop Jan 23 '25

Yes I agree with you it's not a masterpiece, it does have big flaws I didn't word myself correctly

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u/Erigion Jan 20 '25

It's a musical! They always make money!

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u/TheStarterScreenplay Jan 22 '25

It was a bet on the director of The Greatest Showman which did over $500 millon all in.