It’s got to hurt a little bit.
Shia LaBeouf’s war thriller Man Down premiered in a single U.K theater last weekend, and it apparently only grossed £7 ($8.70) — the equivalent of one ticket.
“Poor Shia,” commented Paul Dergarabedian, ComScore’s senior media analyst. “That opening could be in the Guinness World or something.”
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Granted, the film was only screened at one location: Reel Cinema in Burnley. It’s worth noting that Man Down was also released digitally on demand, and will be available on DVD and Blu-ray next month. There’s no shortage of ways to not see this film.
Entertainment Weekly reports the film you won’t be watching tells the unwatched story of a Marine (Labeouf), who returns from his tour in Afghanistan to find that America has become a post-apocalyptic wasteland, much like the theater in which it premiered.
Undeterred by the fact that his adventures are largely being ignored by the general public, the Marine valiantly searches for his wife (Kate Mara) and son (Charlie Shotwell).
Jai Courtney and Gary Oldman co-star in the film, which no one is going to see except that one poor bastard in London.
Doughosier
I never liked him but why is this gay news?
OzJosh
I fear the real answer to this question is: it’s a bitchy, mean-spirited attack, and Queerty editors somehow equate bitchiness with gay. It seems to be all the excuse they need. I agree entirely; it has no place here.
MarionPaige
I learned from working for a movie distribution company that some movies are SOLD before they are even made. For example, the first Sex and The City movie was made on the pre-sale of it European rights. Even something like King Cobra was made in part on the pre-sale of its foreign rights.
I am firmly convinced that the demand for movies is so high that it is impossible for a movie with a relatively well known star to lose money. In other words,
Shia LaBeouf’s movie probably made money based solely on the fact that it was completed.
The media gets off on Declaring movies bombs but it is mostly BS. For example, there is probably no chance that the Disney movie John Carter actually lost money.
iggy6666
He’s come along way from his Even Stevens era. It’s admirable how he does his own thing is unapologetic for being a Hollywood robot
ronnoc
Apparently the author has been so fastidious that they haven’t even bother to look at a map. Burnley ain’t in London. It’s like saying Roanoke is in NYC. Still, rather sad viewing.