As it stands, Deadline is hearing around $800k in Thursday previews for Kevin Costner’s three-hour epic, “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1.”
A $10M-$12M opening is being eyed for Costner’s passion project, which is the number we’ve been touting for a few weeks now. The report goes on to add that ‘Horizon’ could be a slowburn at the box-office, not a one-shot, and might have some legs in the coming weeks.
Best to assess this movie’s success in its first ten days, as many take a summer break this week. It was reported this week that the first chapter in Costner’s 4-part saga cost $110M to produce. The second instalment, set for release in August, cost around the same price.
It’s obviously this massive risk for Costner as he spent $40-$50M of his own money to produce it, and it’ll be interesting to see if middle America shows up for ‘Horizon.’ Reviews stand at 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I don’t think that will deter older-skewing audiences from showing up for this one.
Still no distributor for "Bucking Fastard," "Alpha Gang," "The Last Photograph," "Closing Night," and "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd." The issue seems to be quality more than a lack of willingness to buy.