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Even though Emma Watson has starred in some of the highest-grossing movies of all time, her latest didn’t even clear $100 at the U.K. box office. The historical thriller Colonia (or The Colony) had a limited release in Watson’s native United Kingdom this weekend, where it took in only 47 pounds — or about $60.75 in U.S. dollars — according to The Guardian. (That would mean it was beat out by another recent underperformer, the Anthony Hopkins-Al Pacino thriller Misconduct which earned only $141 in its opening UK weekend.)

Does this mean Watson’s film career is in peril? Hardly! Colonia, about a German woman (Watson) who rescues her boyfriend (Daniel Brühll) from a Nazi-influenced Chilean cult, fared better in other international markets — particularly Germany, where it opened in February and has grossed nearly $2 million. (The film’s Oscar-winning director Florian Gallenberger is German, as is Brühl.) Furthermore, the film opened in only three theaters in the U.K., with a simultaneous home-streaming release. And given how expensive it is for Brits to go to the movies (nearly $20 a ticket in some London theaters), it’s probable that many Emma Watson fans opted to watch Colonia on their laptops instead.

Still, it’s likely that poor reviews have kept larger audiences away from Watson’s latest. The based-on-a-true-story film rated just 21 percent among critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with the New York Times saying that it feels “more like a Hallmark Channel romance than like a serious film.” When it played in the U.S. this spring, Colonia made under $16,000, making it one of the lowest-grossing domestic releases of the year. Fortunately, Watson’s box office rating is sure to bounce back with her next movie: a little Disney musical called Beauty and the Beast, in theaters March 2017.

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PS. Who'll make the best Harry Potter related joke about this?
WHO!?


Best so far:

$61 to Gryffindor.

 

[Linkark07]

PS. Who'll make the best Harry Potter related joke about this?
WHO!?

10 points to Gryffindor

 

[IconGrist]

People are upset Zemo broke up the Avengers.

 

[thekonamicode]

Yeah, but how much is that before Brexit?

 

[Kathian]

I keep seeing this but it seems to be a lot of nothing. Limited release and home streaming. It's not exactly been pushed.

 

[tanooki27]

that guy's an interesting actor. not quite likable but compelling onscreen

 

[jiggle]

it will do better in beauxbatons and durmstrang

 

[Captain Tuttle]

10 points to Gryffindor

And there you go

 

[Chase17]

Well, Beauty and the Beast is next year so it won't be too long until she bounces back (box office wise).

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

$61 to Gryffindor.

 

[Harothewanderer]

Ema Watson and Daniel Brühl? Why didnt I hear about this before? I need to see this!

 

[Redd]

$61 to Gryffindor.

Lol. Good stuff.

 

[Nemesis121]

isn't $61 a lot in UK now?

 

[sappyday]

I didn't think Radcliffe would be the one with the bigger career after HP.

 

[The Lone Courier]

Is the rest in her off shore account?

 

[Sesha]

Emma and her team won't win the box office cup this year.

 

[MisterHero]

-1 billion points from Gryffindor

ftfy

 

[Shaanyboi]

I didn't think Radcliffe would be the one with the bigger career after HP.

Watson's about to be in Beauty and the Beast. She'll still be able to pay her bills for a while yet.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Ha! Foolish mudbloods thinking they can make money.

 

[jediyoshi]

Weirdly misleading headline. The figure is accounting specifically only for the 3 theaters it opened in. It's primarily a straight to VOD release.

 

[Strangelove77]

Feel worse for Bruhl than her. Dude's talented.

 

[Guevara]

Yeah but that's like $90 before all the Brexit nonsense.

 

[kmag]

I believe it was a limited release in the minimum amount of cinemas so it was valid for this years awards (which it won't get because by all account it's awful).

 

[Testicular Sound Express]

shes a really bad actress

 

[GamingOblivion]

thats some shitty clickbait right there

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

That exchange rate is hurting the economy more than I thought

 

[Kyoufu]

tbf $61 can buy you a house now in the UK.

 

[Stallion Dan]

Live in UK and never heard of it. Limited release and zero advertising turned into a bomb, I'm shocked.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

 

[SgtCobra]

isn't $61 a lot in UK now?

tbf $61 can buy you a house now in the UK.

lol
That's #Brexit for you guys.

 

[Einchy]

From my understanding this was released on demand and only released on 3 theaters, so it's not like they expected it to make much from those 3 places.

 

[Maedhros]

Didn't Daniel said these days that he would like to go back to being Harry, if possible?

Maybe she'll say that she want to go back too...

 

[Sesha]

I love how the article is written. It goes "Does this mean Watson’s film career is in peril? Hardly!", mentions how it made $2m in Germany but seemingly suggests Colonia made money there only because the director and one of the leads are German. Then goes on to list more details about how poorly the movie is faring.

I didn't think Radcliffe would be the one with the bigger career after HP.

He's not exactly swimming in good roles with Woman in Black, Horns and Victor Frankenstein on his filmography.

 

[tearsintherain]

This must be a great date movie

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

All the child actors from Harry Potter were just bad.

 

[Bearthgar]

She should have picked a Marvel movie.

 

[The Incarnation]

What's $61 nowadays, 6 Nectar points?

 

[CountAntonius]

I actually liked the movie.

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

How much of that $61 can she embezzle?

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

I actually liked the movie.

So it was you!

 

[Mariolee]

She should have picked a Marvel movie.

Daniel Bruhl should've stuck to playing Zemo.

 

[Lebron]

She going to have another $1B movie once Beauty and the Beast drops

 

[ItIsOkBro]

This thing has a 7.1 on IMDb, how much of that is Emma Watson fanaticism? I'm guessing all of it.

 

[CountAntonius]

So it was you!

I went to see it five times.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

I went to see it five times.

I assumed you watched it before Brexit.
Did you go by yourself though?

 

[Laekon]

So less than 5 people went to see this movie?

 

[Zackat]

Beauty and The Beast is gonna be lit isn't it?

 

[GraveHorizon]

She really needs to sort out her priorities.

 

[Shauni]

Even with just being in 3 theaters, $61 seems ridiculously low. How much are tickets in the U.K.? I know the cheapest theater in my area that shows new films is like $9. I mean, we're talking like less than a dozen people went to see this film most likely unless the tickets are dirt cheap.

 

[Johndoey]

I love how the article is written. It goes "Does this mean Watson’s film career is in peril? Hardly!", mentions how it made $2m in Germany but seemingly suggests Colonia made money there only because the director and one of the leads are German. Then goes on to list more details about how poorly the movie is faring.



He's not exactly swimming in good roles with Woman in Black, Horns and Victor Frankenstein on his filmography.

All solid movies he was very good in.