Yikes. “Men, Women and Children,” made just $60,000 this weekend in over 500 theaters. Directed by Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air,” “Juno”) and starring — or at least featuring– Adam Sandler-– the social satire was welcomed at the Toronto Film Festival last month. But somehow it’s just died on the vine. Total box office through today is $664,000. And this will be it. By Friday it will be out of theaters completely. Sandler goes on to Netflix. Reitman will recover even though this his third flop in a row. “Men, Women, and Children” was all about how families don’t interact anymore, just through computers and gadgets. It could have made for an interesting national discussion. Instead there is deafening silence.
Friday, April 19, 2024
