{"id":2108022,"date":"2023-11-26T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apples-napoleon-bombs-with-audiences-after-movie-goers-pour-on-the-bad-reviews\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T11:44:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:44:17","slug":"apples-napoleon-bombs-with-audiences-after-movie-goers-pour-on-the-bad-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apples-napoleon-bombs-with-audiences-after-movie-goers-pour-on-the-bad-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s &#8216;Napoleon&#8217; flops as viewers slam it with negative reviews"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fapples-napoleon-bombs-with-audiences-after-movie-goers-pour-on-the-bad-reviews%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=2108022&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--><h2>Apple&#8217;s &#8216;Napoleon&#8217;\u2063 Fails to \u200bImpress Audiences, Receives Scathing\u2062 Reviews<\/h2>\n<p>The highly anticipated historical drama film, &#8220;Napoleon,&#8221; directed by\u2062 Ridley\u200c Scott and based on the life of\u200c French revolutionary \u200bNapoleon \u200dBonaparte, has fallen flat at the box office.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/napoleon-movie-budget-box-office-prediction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ScreenRant<\/a>, the film&#8217;s\u200d opening weekend earnings of $33 million are far from the $400 million needed to break even. The\u200c movie&#8217;s massive \u200dbudget has put immense \u200bpressure on its \u200dsuccess.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Napoleon&#8217;s significant budget comes with tremendous pressure,&#8221;\u2062 the outlet \u2062noted. \u2062&#8221;The \u2063general \u200drule of thumb is to double\u200c a film&#8217;s listed budget \u2063in \u200border to gauge its production and marketing costs, meaning \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-napoleons-hat-fetches-imperial-price-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napoleon<\/a> needs to gross\u200c at least $400 million\u200c in order to constitute a profit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The task is formidable, especially for\u2064 an R-rated historical epic\u200d running a confirmed two hours \u200cand 38 \u2064minutes,&#8221; it\u200d continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Napoleon cost $200m to make &#038; $400m for opening\u2063 week to break even.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s at $33m. <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re expecting \u200ca &#8220;Gladiator&#8221; \u200ctype movie, \u2063it\u2019s \u200bnot. It\u2019s more like a documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Your\u200d impression of Napoleon will\u2064 change. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KIeim7IHDq\">pic.twitter.com\/KIeim7IHDq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrickbetdavid\/status\/1728522610378473948?\">November 25,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adding \u200cto\u200c the disappointment, the \u2062film\u200c has received negative reviews from both audiences and critics alike.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Academy Award winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joaquin-phoenix-collapsed-filming-new-movie-director-reveals-knew-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joaquin Phoenix<\/a> as Napoleon,\u200d the film currently holds a 60 percent approval audience score on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/napoleon_2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overall felt disjointed,&#8221; one \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-marios-bros-movie-shocks-hollywood-after-hitting-massive-milestone\/\" title=\"\u2018Super Marios Bros. Movie\u2019 Shocks Hollywood After Hitting Massive Milestone\">audience member wrote<\/a>. &#8220;It\u2062 feels like they forced the story to \u200cbe a \u2062movie when\u2063 it would&#8217;ve benefitted from being a show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cinematography was\u2063 great but\u2064 such a\u2063 miss on the storyline,&#8221; another added. &#8220;Would \u2064more historical context have been that difficult?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Critics were also unimpressed,\u2062 with the film receiving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-50-of-californians-disapprove-of-bidens-job-performance\/\" title=\"Poll: 50% of Californians Disapprove of Biden's Job Performance\">61 percent approval rating<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By his own\u2064 admission,\u200c this incarnation of Napoleon is only a cracked shell\u200b of \u2062what Scott originally \u200dwanted to \u200cdeliver, so that it does not fully work is hardly a surprise,&#8221; \u200cwrote Sara Michelle Fetters of <a href=\"http:\/\/moviefreak.com\/napoleon-2023-movie-review\/\">MovieFreak.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Napoleon \u200bcontributes to a troubling trend in cinema, transforming significant historical\u2064 narratives into hollow spectacles driven by \u2062mere visual entertainment,&#8221; added Manuel Bento of <a href=\"https:\/\/fandomwire.com\/napoleon-review-a-dispassionate-hollow-spectacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FandomWire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, there were some who appreciated the film&#8217;s cinematography\u2064 and portrayal \u2062of the French revolutionary emperor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;Napoleon&#8217; is consistently surprising partly because it \u2062doesn&#8217;t conform to\u200c the conventions of mainstream\u2064 historical epics, \u2062which is \u2062especially true of\u2062 its startling, adamantly unromanticized title character,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/22\/movies\/napoleon-review-ridley-scott.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> Manohla Dargis\u2064 of The New York Times.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>An Urgent Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal has been \u2064labeled &#8220;dangerous&#8221; simply because\u200c we have\u2063 a biblical\u2063 worldview and speak the\u200b truth about \u2063what \u200bis happening \u200bin\u200d America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let\u2062 Big Tech and \u2063woke advertisers\u200d dictate the content we \u2062share with our \u2063community. 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Your support means we can continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-goes-around-voters-backs-signs-change-in-state-election-laws\/\" title=\"Governor sneaks behind voters, enacts new election laws.\">expose false narratives<\/a>\u2063 and \u2063defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand with us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your \u2062support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/apples-napoleon-bombs-audiences-movie-goers-pour-bad-reviews\/\">Apple&#8217;s &#8216;Napoleon&#8217; Bombs with Audiences \u200cAfter Movie \u2064Goers Pour on the Bad Reviews<\/a> \u2063 appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200dJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Napoleon&#8217;s film &#8220;Napoleon&#8221; perform at the box office and in \u2064terms of audience reception?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dAs Apple&#8217;s highly \u2063anticipated \u200cfilm\u200b &#8220;Napoleon&#8221;\u200b fails \u200cto impress\u2062 audiences and receives scathing reviews, it\u2062 is \u2062clear that the historical drama directed by Ridley \u2062Scott and\u200b based on the life of\u2062 French\u200c revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte has \u2064fallen flat at \u2062the \u2064box office.<\/p>\n<p>According to ScreenRant, the \u2064film&#8217;s opening weekend earnings of $33 million are far\u200b from the\u2062 $400 million needed to break even. The\u2062 movie&#8217;s massive\u200c budget \u2062has put immense pressure on its success. The general rule of thumb\u2062 is to double\u2063 a film&#8217;s listed budget in order to gauge its production and marketing costs, meaning &#8220;Napoleon&#8221; needs to\u200b gross at least $400 million to constitute a profit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The task\u200d is\u2064 formidable, especially for an R-rated historical epic running a confirmed two\u200b hours and 38\u2064 minutes,&#8221; noted \u200dthe outlet. This news has disappointed many, especially\u200c considering the high expectations surrounding the film.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the disappointment, &#8220;Napoleon&#8221;\u2064 has received negative reviews\u200b from both audiences and\u200c critics \u200calike.\u2063 Starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon, the film currently holds a 60 percent approval audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overall felt disjointed,&#8221; one audience member wrote. &#8220;It feels like they\u2063 forced\u2062 the story\u200c to\u200c be a movie when it would&#8217;ve benefitted from being a show.&#8221; Another audience member \u200bcriticized the film&#8217;s storyline, stating, &#8220;The cinematography was great but such a miss on the storyline. Would \u2063more historical context have been that difficult?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Critics were also unimpressed,\u200d with the \u2064film receiving a 61\u200c percent approval rating. &#8220;By\u200b his\u200b own admission, this incarnation of\u2062 Napoleon is only a cracked shell of what Scott \u2062originally wanted to \u200cdeliver, so that it does not fully \u2062work is hardly\u200c a surprise,&#8221; wrote Sara Michelle Fetters of MovieFreak.com. Manuel\u200c Bento of FandomWire\u2063 added, &#8220;Napoleon contributes to a troubling trend in cinema, transforming \u2062significant historical\u2063 narratives into hollow spectacles driven by\u200c mere visual entertainment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, there were some \u2063who appreciated the film&#8217;s cinematography and portrayal of the French revolutionary emperor. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote, &#8220;&#8216;Napoleon&#8217; is consistently surprising \u200bpartly because it doesn&#8217;t conform to the conventions of mainstream historical epics, which is\u2063 especially \u2063true of its startling, \u2063adamantly unromanticized title character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, despite the anticipation surrounding &#8220;Napoleon,&#8221; it has proved to be a disappointment in terms of audience reception and box office \u2063performance.\u200b The film&#8217;s \u2063failure \u2064to impress both audiences and critics raises \u2063questions about the choices\u200c made in the production \u2063and storytelling. While some may appreciate certain\u200b aspects of the film, overall, it seems that \u200c&#8221;Napoleon&#8221; has \u200dmissed the mark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s &#8220;Napoleon&#8221; is a potential box office disaster. 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