Earlier this month, Borderlands arrived in theaters to horrendous reviews and bad box office numbers. At the time, many assumed it might be the biggest cinematic dud of 2024. But, that title is now held by the newly released Crow reboot.
The idea of rebooting The Crow was already a strange and controversial one. Sure, the original 1994 film was a small but profitable hit, but it is more widely known for the tragedy surrounding the death of Brandon Lee during its production. The following sequels to the OG Crow failed to find success. Most people believed it was wrong to even reboot the series. Yet, Hollywood went ahead and made a reboot anyway. And what do you know, it’s flopping hard!
The Crow reboot released on August 23 to negative reviews from critics and moviegoers. After its opening weekend, it only earned $4.6 million domestically at the box office. Yikes! In comparison, Borderlands made over $8.5 million during its first weekend.
After about five days in theaters, The Crow has made less than $10 million. Meanwhile, Borderlands—which is reportedly already getting a home release in late August—is sitting at a cool $25 million worldwide at the box office.
Does The Batman count? Or is that emo? Please don’t hate me, I’m an old man.
i was never goth, i don’t know what the minimum brooding darkness threshold is, but i hung around goths enough in the 90s to be pretty sure batman would not be considered goth. anne rice crap = definitely goth. the crow remake = definitely NOT goth
Man the new Interview with a Vampire is definitely goth.
Goth generally doesn’t have an uplifting single hero but a bunch of people all collectively wallowing in the mud of sorrow together vibe to it as someone that is basically pastel goth.