“Richard Jewell” was a passion project for Clint Eastwood, but this weekend it became the Hollywood legend’s worst wide opening weekend in his directorial career with just $4.7 million.
Released by Warner Bros. on 2,502 screens, “Richard Jewell” was projected by trackers to earn a $9-10 million opening this weekend — instead, it is opening to half that amount. To find a wide release that low in Eastwood’s career, you have to go all the way back to 1997, when “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” grossed a $5.2 million opening.
Big opening weekends are rare for Eastwood’s films. His wide opening record came in January 2014 with an $89.2 million launch for “American Sniper” following a three-week limited release run. Below that are the wide openings for “Sully” ($35 million),”Gran Torino” ($29 million), and his hit film last year, “The Mule” ($18 million). For comparison, his 2005 Best Picture winner “Million Dollar Baby” opened wide to just $12 million.
Released by Warner Bros. on 2,502 screens, “Richard Jewell” was projected by trackers to earn a $9-10 million opening this weekend — instead, it is opening to half that amount. To find a wide release that low in Eastwood’s career, you have to go all the way back to 1997, when “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” grossed a $5.2 million opening.
Big opening weekends are rare for Eastwood’s films. His wide opening record came in January 2014 with an $89.2 million launch for “American Sniper” following a three-week limited release run. Below that are the wide openings for “Sully” ($35 million),”Gran Torino” ($29 million), and his hit film last year, “The Mule” ($18 million). For comparison, his 2005 Best Picture winner “Million Dollar Baby” opened wide to just $12 million.
- 12/15/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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