From The Verge · Charles Pulliam-Moore · · 1m 20s
The Social Reckoning bombs while horror film surges
Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to The Social Network grossed just $5.5 million against a $30, 42 million budget, while Blumhouse's Other Mommy raked in $27.5 million.
In brief
Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to The Social Network grossed just $5.5 million against a $30, 42 million budget, while Blumhouse's Other Mommy raked in $27.5 million. Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning flopped at the box office with five point five million dollars in weekend earnings against a thirty to forty two million…
Sorkin's follow-up crashes at box office
The Social Reckoning grossed five point five million dollars this past weekend against a budget somewhere within the thirty to forty two million dollar range, making it a certifiable flop for Columbia Pictures and Sony.
Reviews and casting choices hurt the film
The film has a fifty five percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has been widely trashed on social media.
Madison says Sorkin's vision limited her portrayal
Mikey Madison told The Hollywood Reporter that it was Sorkin's vision as director that kept her from authentically and faithfully representing a real person, which she hopes to do in the future.
“authentically and faithfully represent[ing] a real person”
Horror film dominates while audiences reject social media drama
Blumhouse's Other Mommy raked in an impressive twenty seven point five million dollars this weekend, suggesting audiences prefer novel horror to reminders of how social media has made everyone's lives worse.
Here's the gist
Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning flopped at the box office with five point five million dollars in weekend earnings against a thirty to forty two million dollar budget, while audiences preferred Blumhouse's Other Mommy.
