While the 2024 box office so far boasts standout titles in both the big - studio apartment — Inside Out 2,Deadpool & Wolverine — and indie ( what ’s up , Longlegs ? ) realms , some turkey have also fall . One that ’s particularly illustrious isBorderlands , which endured production delays and negativepre - departure bombilation , then unfold toterrible reviewsandscant consultation attendance , thenmade a lickety - rent jump to home releasejust a few hebdomad later . But just how bad are we talking ? Well …
IGNcites data onbox - office site the NumberstallyingBorderlands ‘ global theatrical catch as just a fraction of its estimated ( perVariety ) $ 115 million budget , plus an estimated $ 30 million on top of that for marketing and dispersion . As of right now , it ’s made just under $ 33 million , a sum that ’s pretty evenly divided between the U.S. ( $ 15 million ) and international ( $ 17 million ) markets . That flesh is peculiarly surprising regard the movie is based on a democratic video plot that should ’ve translate into built - in filmgoing upheaval , was directed by Eli Roth , and had a surprisingly killer cast including Cate Blanchett , Gina Gershon , and Jamie Lee Curtis .
There are still three and a one-half months to go in the year , so it ’s too early to determine which pic will walk away with the “ biggest bust ” diadem , and there are other competitor ; some , likeFuriosa : A Mad Max Saga , failed to recoup their budgets but still earnedpositive reviews , while others , likeMadame WWW , foundstreaming audiences were kinderthan theatrical ones . WillBorderlandsfind redemption ? Will it emerge from the dark , Howard the Duck - style , to cult adoration in a few decades ? Time will tell .
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marchland ‘ prescribed description : “ Lilith ( Cate Blanchett ) , an infamous bounty hunter with a inscrutable past , reluctantly returns to her home , Pandora , the most helter-skelter planet in the galaxy . Her missionary station is to find the missing girl of Atlas ( Edgar Ramírez ) , the creation ’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected confederation with a rabble squad of misfit – Roland ( Kevin Hart ) , a veteran mercenary on a mission ; Tiny Tina ( Ariana Greenblatt ) , a feral pre - teenage demolitionist ; Krieg ( Florian Munteanu ) , Tina ’s musclebound defender ; Tannis ( Jamie Lee Curtis ) , the oddball scientist who ’s see it all ; and Claptrap ( Jack Black ) , a wiseass robot . Together , these unlikely hoagy must combat an alien species and dangerous bandit to uncover one of Pandora ’s most explosive secret . The fate of the world could be in their hands — but they ’ll be struggle for something more : each other . ”
As of August 30 ( after opening in theaters August 9),Borderlandsis available to rent or bribe digitally at home .
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