The party is over for three films no wanted to see.
The biggest take down is for Sony’s “The Social Reckoning.” It loses 2,000 screens tonight, and remains in just 619. Ouch!
“Social Reckoning” is a huge disaster but it’s not alone.
Tom Cruise in “Digger” will mark its third week in just 203 theaters. Warner Bros. is eating this collapse, writing off around $200 million. There will be no Oscars for Cruise or director Alejandro Innaritu.
Tom’s consolation is that he will nevertheless be honored by the American Film Institute in April. He’s still a huge draw for donors, and has 40 years of clips from good films. His speech will be generic, but the buzz is always there. He’ll be back, don’t worry.
Also gone this weekend is Robert Pattinson in “Prime Time.” A24 squeezed $45 million from the film, which was praised. But the subject matter — catching predators — isn’t a cross over. “Prime Time” loses 1,130 theaters, down to just 321 before it fades away.
Finally, Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Ali G” is in just 23 theaters before Amazon buries it in the backyard.
