The worst case scenario has occurred when it comes to Damien Chazelle’s $100 million epic “Babylon” which shall now be called “Bombylon.”
A $4.5 million 3-day opening is being predicted for Chazelle’s movie. If you remember, it was projected at $18 million two weeks ago, then the reviews came out. It was then tracking at around $10 million and, possibly, because of bad weather occurring all around the country, is now going to open at $4.5 million.
Then again, should we actually blame bad weather? “Avatar: The Way of Water” is tracking at a $60 million in its second week. That’s just a 58% drop from last weekend. Congrats to James Cameron. His film has legs.
“Babylon” is getting good audiences scores on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB, but its CinemaScore was revealed to be a C+ this morning. Ouch. I predicted “Babylon” could be a “Heaven’s Gate”-like cataclysmic event for the industry. It’s currently tracking to lose Paramount more than $90 million when all is said and done. Brutal.
This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.