10 Awesome 2021 Films That Didn't Deserve To Flop
1. The Many Saints Of Newark
Though the Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark was released day-and-date on HBO Max in the U.S., the $50 million crime thriller was also released theatrically the week prior in Europe, Scandinavia, and beyond.
Despite this, it ended up grossing just $12.7 million worldwide, while hitting just 50% of projections during its U.S. opening weekend.
Though the film was generally well-received by critics, this is another mid-budget genre flick that just couldn't entice interested audiences to actually go watch it in a cinema.
Opening the same weekend as Venom: Let There Be Carnage in the U.S. probably didn't help, nor did its "C+" CinemaScore, but beyond this it seems that the film was unable to present itself as a true theatrical event in its own right rather than a glorified TV movie being released in cinemas.
As such, without any massive spectacle or an A-list lead actor to speak of, it's clear that most fans simply watched The Many Saints of Newark at home, despite the fact this was absolutely a film well worth seeing on the big screen.