{"id":1727978,"date":"2022-11-07T06:30:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T11:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727978"},"modified":"2022-11-07T10:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T15:03:01","slug":"panic-time-oscar-bait-movies-keep-tanking-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panic-time-oscar-bait-movies-keep-tanking-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Panic Time? Oscar-Bait Movies Keep Tanking at Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpanic-time-oscar-bait-movies-keep-tanking-at-box-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-banshees-of-inisherin-review-Gleeson-Farrell-window-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d proved Americans were ready, willing and able to visit movie theaters again following the lockdowns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That blockbuster, atop prior smashes like \u201cThe Batman\u201d and \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home,\u201d gave studios hope the pandemic didn\u2019t cause long-term damage to the theatrical model.<\/p>\n<p>One burning question remained, though. Would audience flock to see more mature dramas, the Oscar-bait films that often draw critical raves and sell tickets?<\/p>\n<p>The news this Fall isn\u2019t good on that front.<\/p>\n<p>Awards season fare is faring<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/11\/box-office-one-piece-film-red-black-adam-dwayne-johnson-1235163473\/\"> terribly at the box office<\/a>, and this weekend confirmed it.<\/p>\n<p>Consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cTar\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 $3.6 million following major expansion this weekend (released Oct. 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/armageddon-time-review\/\">Armageddon Time<\/a>\u201c<\/strong> \u2013 $902K total following major expansion this weekend<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/call-jane-box-office-democrats-mid-terms\/\">Call Jane<\/a>\u201c<\/strong> \u2013 $425K total following major expansion last weekend<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/banshees-of-inisherin-offers-divine-comic-tragedy\/\">The Banshees of Inisherin<\/a>\u201c<\/strong> \u2013 $2.2 million total following major expansion this weekend<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cAmsterdam\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 $14.7 million after Oct. 7 release<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<strong>Triangle of Sadness<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 $2.2 million via fewer theaters (510)<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<strong>Till<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 $4.7 million in set-wide release (2,000+ screens)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAmsterdam\u201d had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/amsterdam-cant-get-out-of-its-own-way\/\">galaxy of stars<\/a> to help promote the film \u2013 Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Christian Bale, Taylor Swift, Robert De Niro, Mike Myers and more. The film could <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/10\/amsterdam-box-office-flop-david-o-russell-movie-1235140204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lose up to $100 million<\/a> thanks to its high budget and terrible ticket sales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Woman King,\u201d which has modest awards season promise, offers more mainstream action and earned an impressive $65 million so far.<\/p>\n<p>Other Oscar hopefuls waiting in the wings?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Fabelmans\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShe Said\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBardo\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBabylon\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWomen Talking\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Whale\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmpire of Light\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Can any reverse the shocking box office trend? \u201cThe Fabelmans\u201d is cleverly described as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/steven-spielberg-paul-dano-michelle-williams-interview-the-fabelmans-1235253097\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Spielberg\u2019s origin story<\/a>, but the Oscar winner\u2019s last film, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/west-side-story-review-2021\/\">West Side Story<\/a>,\u201d tanked at the box office.<\/p>\n<p>Robbie\u2019s \u201cBabylon\u201d is from celebrated auteur Damien Chazelle, but the actress couldn\u2019t generate interest in \u201cAmsterdam\u201d mere weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Studios are pinning their hopes on mainstream fare like \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever\u201d which is tracking like an upper-tier MCU film, and \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water.\u201d The latter hails from James Cameron, and while his 2009 blockbuster \u201cAvatar\u201d lacks the cultural love of some franchises, it\u2019s unwise to bet against the director.<\/p>\n<p>The far-Left Deadline <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/11\/box-office-one-piece-film-red-black-adam-dwayne-johnson-1235163473\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">points to one glaring problem.<\/a>\u00a0with awards season fare.<\/p>\n<p>Again, it\u2019s product, product, and a bulk of these indie films are dour or tiresome for audiences:<\/p>\n<p>These films hardly feel fun or uplifting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBanshees,\u201d while exquisitely crafted, follows a long-term friendship\u2019s demise and the ghastly fallout from the dissolution.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTill\u201d recalls the horrific death of a young black teen at the hands of unabashed racists.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cArmageddon Time\u201d looks back at the 1980s not with fondness or warmth but shame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Biden\u2019s America, audiences want escapism for their dwindling cash reserves. These awards season entries just aren\u2019t delivering.<\/p>\n<p>The talent behind these films aren\u2019t helping themselves. James Gray of \u201cArmageddon Time\u201d fame <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/09\/28\/nolte-armageddon-time-director-hopes-trump-supporters-hate-his-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insulted GOP voters<\/a> while promoting the film.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/george-clooney-trump-immigrants-coarsening-discourse\/\">George Clooney did something similar<\/a> while pushing \u201cTicket to Paradise,\u201d but the rom-com proved too infectious for audiences to ignore. It\u2019s one of the season\u2019s few hits.<\/p>\n<p>The pandemic forced studios to stream much of their new product given how many theaters stay shuddered at the time. Would that train movie lovers to stay at home, permanently, while the theatrical fare made its way to VOD lineups?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaverick\u201d and other films showed we still love going to the movies. What we\u2019ve yet to see if an appetite for Oscar-worthy tales at the cineplex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d proved Americans were ready, willing and able to visit movie theaters again following the lockdowns. That blockbuster, atop prior smashes like \u201cThe Batman\u201d and \u201cSpider-Man: No Way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1727981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1727978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1727981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1727978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1727978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}