Director/star Kevin Costner’s $100 million gamble – Horizon: An American Saga – has apparently failed to pay off at the box office with a rather lukewarm debut.
The western, the first in a four-picture series, could only raise $11 million in third place, according to Deadline.
The film also had a fairly moderate reception from critics, with only a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Disney’s animated sequel Inside Out 2 scored a hat trick at the box office, taking the top spot for the third week in a row, fending off a blockbuster newcomer.
Inside Out 2 fell just 43.3% in its third week, grossing an estimated $57.4 million this weekend.
Director/star Kevin Costner’s $100 million gamble – Horizon: An American Saga – has apparently failed to pay off at the box office with a rather lukewarm debut.
The western, the first in a four-film series, could only muster $11 million in third place, according to Deadline.
Disney’s animated sequel Inside Out 2 managed to secure a third place at the box office, taking the top spot for the third consecutive week, fending off a newcomer.
The sequel debuted in mid-June to a whopping $154.2 million, dropping just 34.4% in its second half to earn $101.2 million last weekend.
It managed to fend off Paramount Pictures’ prequel, A Quiet Place: Day One, which debuted in second place with $53 million.
Inside Out 2 remained in 4,440 theaters, grossing a solid $12,927 per-screen average in its third weekend.
It has so far grossed an impressive $469.3 million domestically and $545.5 million overseas, passing the $1 billion mark worldwide with $1.014 billion.
The sequel is a critical success as well as a commercial success, with a 90% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
The first film, which was released in 2015, earned a RT score of 98%, grossing $356.9 million domestically and $858.8 million worldwide on a budget of $175 million.
As for Horizon, it remains to be seen how the lukewarm reception from both critics and the box office will affect the future of this potential franchise.
The second chapter of this saga will debut in theaters in August, and the filmmaker plans two more films.
Disney’s animated sequel Inside Out 2 scored a hat trick at the box office, taking the top spot for the third week in a row, fending off a blockbuster newcomer.
It managed to fend off Paramount Pictures’ prequel, A Quiet Place: Day One, which debuted in second place with $53 million.
Production on the third film has already begun, and the fourth and final film is in development, although it is unclear when filming will begin.
However, if the second chapter also fails, there may be pressure to pull the plug entirely, although it remains to be seen whether that will be the case.
Production on the third film has already begun, with the fourth and final film in development, though it’s unclear when it will begin filming.
However, if the second chapter also fails, there may be pressure to pull the plug entirely, although it remains to be seen whether that will be the case.
This isn’t the first time one of Costner’s passion projects has failed at the box office: Waterworld debuted to weak reception in 1995.
Considered the most expensive film ever made at the time, with a whopping budget of $175 million, Waterworld opened for just $21.1 million in late July 1995.
It earned just $88.2 million at the domestic box office, though it fared much better in foreign markets with its foreign gross of $175.9 million, bringing its worldwide gross to $264.2 million.
Still, the film was not profitable at the time, with movie theaters taking about half of the box office revenue, but would eventually become profitable after its release on home video.
It remains to be seen if Horizon: An American Saga finally turns profitable after its slow theatrical release.
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