Overview
- Sydney Sweeney’s boxing biopic opened to about $1.3 million on more than 2,000 screens, placing it among the worst wide-release debuts on record, according to Box Office Mojo.
- In an Instagram post, Sweeney said the project was made for impact rather than numbers and highlighted the film’s domestic-violence awareness efforts.
- Producer Black Bear Pictures made the film for roughly $15 million and sold international rights, which Variety reported would mitigate theatrical losses, while Us Weekly cited unnamed insiders claiming costs have already been recouped.
- Critics have repeatedly singled out Sweeney’s transformative turn as a career-best, fueling awards buzz even as overall attendance lags and reviews for the film itself remain more measured.
- Coverage assessing the soft turnout points to limited marketing, the current struggles of adult-focused dramas in theaters, and speculation that Sweeney’s recent controversies may have dampened audience interest.