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[EviLore]

Opened last weekend. Made less than $1 million on wide release.

Daisy Ridley's New Movie Grosses Less Than $1 Million, Can't Even Crack Box Office Top 10

The movie also stars the MCU's Ben Mendelsohn.

screenrant.com

One curious thing about The Marsh King's Daughter's lack of impact on the box office is the fact that it has such a stacked cast. Ridley, who starred in the new Star Wars trilogy, co-stars with another franchise veteran, Rogue One's Ben Mendelsohn, who also stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Skrull Talos. The rest of the cast is filled out by actors including Garrett Hedlund (Friday Night Lights, Tron: Legacy), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), and Gil Birmingham (Twilight, Yellowstone).

While the cast has appeared in prominent arthouse titles as well as big franchise installments, they have largely tended to thrive as part of ensembles in IP-driven projects. While Ridley is a big-name actor, outside of franchises such as Star Wars, Peter Rabbit, and Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot movies, her box office draw has proven to be negligible. In fact, her highest-grossing non-franchise title was the 2021 Tom Holland movie Chaos Walking, which only earned $27.1 million despite its roughly $100 million budget.

 

[poppabk]

Never even heard of it until this post.

 

[Halo is Back]

No marketing of the film and I doubt this is the type of movie to drawn in big audiences.

 

[MayauMiao]

This movie sound like it came out of nowhere. Not a hint of marketing.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Ben Mendelsohn is a fantastic actor tho. This might be good. Wont go to the cinema for it tho. Will wait for its TV release.

 

[Billbofet]

Well, with that trailer, there is no need whatsoever to see the movie as it reveals every single beat of what looks like a very predictable movie. Maybe that's why 17 people went and saw it...

 

[Saber]

Must be absolute terrible since I didn't know of its existence until now. No outdoors, ads or anything. And I thank them for that because that actress is horrible.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

All low hanging fruit about her actual acting chops aside, I cannot think of a worse "accolade," to have in this profession than "being one of the four main characters of a Star Wars trilogy,"

It's a cloaked dagger in every sense. You get a young, bright, bushy eyed hopeful fresh out of the career womb, grant them the offer of signing on to a multi-film renowned franchise, get to be the face of your generation's Star Wars. All that money, that exposure. Interviews, late night spots, magazine ads, etc, etc.

But the reality of (talent largely aside) being essentially manicured for typecasting as soon as you get out the gate seems to be lost on people who, in Ridley/Boyega type cases, have two gens of Star Wars to use as an example. I'm not a spastic F5 the wiki page type, but Daisy Ridley hasn't really been attached to anything critically worth a fuck or even a discussion since Star Wars. Hayden Christian, after Star Wars he did notable things. Like Star Wars.

Even Mark fucking Hammil never really got his due sans Luke until he decided to do voice work.

Tl;dr: I feel like being a young actor who's first big role is a Star Wars Main character is like discovering the Cure for cancer six months out of university. You may do cool shit after that, but you'll always, first and foremost, be the guy who cured cancer.

 

[SJRB]

Whoever cut that trailer should never be allowed to make trailers again. Dreadful.

 

[ahtlas7]

Cinema is really dying.

 

[poppabk]

Only 1000 theaters, no advertising (like not even a solitary ad anywhere) suggests they knew what they had.
The bit about having the director of Divergent as if this is a plus was funny, that series was so bad they didn't even bother to finish it.

 

[AJUMP23]

Star Wars killed her career. Maybe she can get voice work like Hamill.

 

[jason10mm]

I feel like we gotta sit through one of these "momma protects her own" films every year. Its the female version of "daddys gonna get revenge" but there isn't really a female audience for it and the male audience knows its just the WNBA level effort unless its really salacious and sexual (like Barbwire) or starring an absolute female acting titan. Still, if the budget is low it will probably do well enough on some streaming platform somewhere.

Whenever I see these types of films it just makes me want to watch Long Kiss Goodnight as that is about the only really good one.

 

[EviLore]

Whenever I see these types of films it just makes me want to watch Long Kiss Goodnight as that is about the only really good one.

 

[DeepEnigma]

When's her OF?

 

[GymWolf]

When's her OF?

Do you have a horse smile fetish?

 

[Trilobit]

Her American accent has a Scandinavian English tinge.

 

[Days like these...]

Do you have a horse smile fetish?

Don't kink shame

 

[GymWolf]

Don't kink shame

I was just asking, i think i have some old pics of Varenne smiling for him.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Do you have a horse smile fetish?

 

[jufonuk]

I feel like we gotta sit through one of these "momma protects her own" films every year. Its the female version of "daddys gonna get revenge" but there isn't really a female audience for it and the male audience knows its just the WNBA level effort unless its really salacious and sexual (like Barbwire) or starring an absolute female acting titan. Still, if the budget is low it will probably do well enough on some streaming platform somewhere.

Whenever I see these types of films it just makes me want to watch Long Kiss Goodnight as that is about the only really good one.

Aliens says hi

 

[jason10mm]

Aliens says hi

Well fuck, Aliens is like the correct answer to almost ANY movie question, let's just acknowledge it's superiority and let the other kids have a chance

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Star Wars killed her career. Maybe she can get voice work like Hamill.

I'm no Hollywood expert, but her career is similar to Hyden Christenson. Big face time with Star Wars movies, but oddly the rest of their work is junk in terms of quality and/or sales.

It's like some people are Star Wars (or whatever giant movie) or bust.

Neve Campbell is another one. She'd do big popular Scream movies. But then just about every other movie she's in nobody cares about or gets grilled in reviews.

 

[jason10mm]

I'm no Hollywood expert, but her career is similar to Hyden Christenson. Big face time with Star Wars movies, but oddly the rest of their work is junk in terms of quality and/or sales.

It's like some people are Star Wars (or whatever giant movie) or bust.

Neve Campbell is another one. She'd do big popular Scream movies. But then just about every other movie she's in nobody cares about or gets grilled in reviews.

Wrong

But really, this is true for almost every actor. They get 1, maybe 2 bites at major success and then that is it. Sustained high level features is a rarity.

I think it is true that modern blockbusters don't need Movie Stars(tm) because they rely so heavily on the IP or effects. Charismatic actors that alone are the draw have all but gone. Partly because of costs, I think, but also because of the general deglamorization of Hollywood. Easy access to "the stars" via 24/7 news and social media really knocks folks down a few pegs because most of these clowns are grade A idiots when not handed a script. Unimaginative, largely derivative ideas with a lot of money thrown at production and fronted by these twits isn't gonna catapult you into stardom. It's taking an ok script, mediocre productions, and ELEVATING IT by your acting that does that. Daisey Ridley can't headline, she can barely support. That she is getting work AT ALL should have her counting her blessings each and every day.

 

[DrFigs]

She can do better than this... r-right guys?

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Cinema is really dying.

Good

If that means more movies that release in theaters also releases the same day in streaming services, I'm all for it. I saw Five Nights At Freddy's on Streaming and still had a good time

 

[jufonuk]

Well fuck, Aliens is like the correct answer to almost ANY movie question, let's just acknowledge it's superiority and let the other kids have a chance

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

Never even heard of it until this post.

Have you heard of Radical or What Happens Later? Because both grossed more money than this movie.

 

[Laieon]

I've heard of the book this was adapted from, it was pretty good, but had no clue they made a movie of it. I go to the movies a ton and never saw a trailer or any semblance of advertising for this. Sounds like even the studio didn't have much hope for it.