Budget: $120 million [source]
Opening weekend gross: $4 million
Factoring in marketing costs and the theaters taking their cut of the profits, Megalopolis would need to make at least $300 million to break even. I think it’s safe to say that’s not happening.
It would have been THE worst opening for a $100 million movie ever, had it not been for Pluto Nash’s horriffic opening 22 years ago.
Even The New York Times is reporting near-empty screenings of Megalopolis!
From what little I’ve heard, there’s a 4th-wall-breaking scene that involves one of the characters interacting with an audience member (the theater apparently has someone come in and participate). So if nothing else, I guess you could see it in theaters for the novelty?
Ah, so from what I’m reading it’s confusing now, but will be more confusing at home with a broken 4th wall break segment.
They had this at the screening I went to. I wonder what they’ll do for the home release version?
I think that was just in Cannes or something.
If I wait for the Torrent release an FBI agent is going to come to my house for that?
This most certainly did not happen in my viewing. I am now curious what scene this would have been or if it was just cut out.
My theater didn’t do that. There was one segment that was framed a bit differently, which I suspect is where the interaction would have been, but it played more like a short press conference and had no interaction.
If you want masterclass 4th Wall, Watch Fleabag. Great series