Overview
- The boxing drama opened to about $1.3 million across roughly 2,011 North American theaters, averaging about $649 per location and finishing 11th for the weekend.
- Sweeney said on Instagram that the film was made for impact rather than numbers, highlighting its domestic-violence awareness efforts.
- Reviews have been mixed, with scores around 67% on Rotten Tomatoes and about 60 on Metacritic after earlier festival attention for Sweeney’s physical performance.
- Black Bear, releasing its first theatrical title, produced the film for an estimated $15 million and says overseas rights sales will mitigate U.S. theatrical losses.
- Us Weekly reported unnamed insiders claim international sales and distribution deals have already recouped costs, as observers debate the role of marketing, genre limitations and recent controversies in the weak turnout.