The Dog Stars, the new Ridley Scott-directed film starring Jacob Elordi, has fallen short at the box office during its opening weekend. Based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel of the same name about the aftermath of a deadly flu virus, The Dog Stars was released in theaters Friday. In addition to Elordi, the science-fiction thriller stars Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney and Benedict Wong.
According to Variety, the film raked in just $8 million in the U.S. after being shown at 3,330 locations, landing in fifth place. The Disney and 20th Century Studios film cost about $80 million to make and could lose tens of millions during its theatrical run, the outlet reported. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, meanwhile, landed the top spot once again, earning more than $22 million.
The film has now grossed about $891 million domestically and could soon become the highest-grossing movie of all time — a feat it will achieve when it surpasses $936 million. The film has already broken the $2 billion mark worldwide, a feat achieved by only seven other films. The Marvel blockbuster, which stars Tom Holland as the web-slinging superhero, reached that milestone within just three weekends of its release.
Christopher Nolans’s The Odyssey finished second, earning $14.6 million, while Coyote vs. Acme took in about $13.5 million in its opening weekend. Insidious: Out of the Further took the fourth place spot with $10.1 million.
Currently, The Dog Stars sits at a 40 percent rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. In a two-star review of The Dog Stars for The Independent, Clarisse Loughrey wrote: “Scott and screenwriter Mark L Smith clearly intended for The Dog Stars to wrestle with the personal devastation wrought by Covid, and there are a few scattered, tender moments shared between these characters burdened with unimaginable survivor’s guilt. New subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial.
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