Overview
- Christy earned $108,000 in its second weekend from 817 locations after a $1.2 million debut, a 92% fall that Collider reports is the worst second-weekend decline for a wide release on record.
- The worldwide total stands at roughly $1.95 million by mid-November, underscoring the film’s commercial struggles two weeks into release.
- Exhibitors rapidly cut screens, with the film pulled from nearly 1,200 engagements, and distributor Black Bear withheld weekend totals during the usual reporting window.
- Critical and audience responses diverge, with Rotten Tomatoes showing 67% from critics and 98% from audiences, and reviews highlighting Sweeney’s performance despite a conventional biopic approach.
- Coverage points to limited promotion, heavy box-office competition, sports-biopic fatigue, and off-screen controversy overlapping with the rollout as factors debated in the downturn.