Warner Bros. President Reacts to 'The Goldfinch' Box Office Bomb

Warner Bros. Jeff Goldstein is one of the biggest box office bombers of 2019. The John Crowley-directed adaptation of Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel opened at the US box office Disastrous $ 2.6 million, far below the projections that said the film would open in the $ 12 million range. Warner Bros. partnered with Amazon Studios to produce "The Goldfinch" for $ 40 million. The drama opened in 2,542 rentals, making its $ 2.6 million launch one of the biggest bombs for a nationwide release. Goldstein reacted to the movie's box office performance by telling the marketplace Variety was just right for it.

"I think the audience was not interested in this literary work on-screen," Goldstein said. "There were many things that did not work, but the biggest was probably the marketplace. The gap between the and the have-nots is growing even bigger. "

"The Goldfinch" is the latest box office bomb for Warner Bros. in 2019 after "Godzilla: King of the Monsters," "Shaft," "The Kitchen," and "Blinded by the Late." At least the studio has "It Chapter Two," the horror second weekend in a row and has grossed $ 323 million and counting worldwide. "The Goldfinch" world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival for some of the year's worst reviews. IndieWire senior film critic David Ehrlich called the film "a lifeless movie that never gets off the ground" in a D + review.

While Warner Bros. "The Goldfinch" performance, STX Entertainment had to join because of "Hustlers." The Jennifer Lopez-led crime drama grossed $ 33 million to become the studio's biggest debut yet. The movie is also at TIFF but received critical acclaim and Oscar buzz for Lopez's supporting performance.

"It was the view of a filmmaker who had a spectacular vision," Adam Fogelson told Variety. "The filmmaking team was very much made up of strong women who had a really smart artistic and entertaining eye for how to tell this story. Never for a moment do you feel it's inauthentic to the world of strip clubs and the women who work there. It's clearly not told through a gauze. "

Both "Hustlers" and "The Goldfinch" are playing in theaters nationwide. Do not expect "The Goldfinch" to take over its countdown for long given its low-performing opening weekend.

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