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/Pride_Before_Fall Jan 19 '25

Kind of a shame, it's a pretty decent film.

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u/Acceptable_Candy1538 Jan 20 '25

I thought it was kinda shit. One of the issues with Robbie Williams is that he lived an incredibly unremarkable life for someone who became rich and famous

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u/Background_Being_490 Jan 22 '25

This is my thing with Robbie Williams. He alludes to his misery and crazy life without actually outlining any details as to why it was crazy or what his misery exactly was. He just states it like it's self evident. I'm not saying he should diagnose his condition to me or anyone but it's all very vague and textbook 'tortured artist on the comedown from fame'. The reviews of the movie do seem generally positive but as an Irish man living in America, he is still hugely famous there with my generation and above. But equally not enough of the movie going audience to make this even a success there. As for in the states, they have no idea who he is. I was shocked that this even got a release in America. 

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u/KTDWD24601 Jan 22 '25

You haven’t watched the film.

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u/Background_Being_490 Jan 22 '25

I didn't say I had. Actually alluded to quite the opposite. I have seen the full documentary series on Netflix and well aware of the man. 

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u/KTDWD24601 Jan 22 '25

You’re remarkably dense then, since the documentary goes into great detail about his clinical depression and panic attacks.

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u/EcoAffinity Jan 25 '25

That's not a particularly unique or crazy life for a 'superstar', that's just an incredibly common lived human experience.

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u/KTDWD24601 Jan 25 '25

Have you ever had a 2 hour panic attack on stage in front of 80k people at the venue while being watched on television and in cinemas by millions more people, because even though you know you are not mentally well, cancelling the gig would bankrupt you?

It’s really not that common an experience.

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u/Background_Being_490 Feb 03 '25

The lad just said cancelling the gig would 'bankrupt' him. There's no point debating someone when they are going to trot out objectively bollocks statements like that. 

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u/Background_Being_490 Jan 23 '25

Ah the personal insults. Cool mate. Take care.