This is a Ridley Scott film about a pandemic that wipes out 99% of the population.
Despite the legendary director, a solid cast and a big budget, it came and went unnoticed this summer. The post-apocalyptic thriller grossed only $39.2 million worldwide ($15.0 million domestic and $24.2 million international) against a reported production budget of $110 million.
The principal reasons for its failure:
– Mediocre reviews: Critics found the post-apocalyptic story derivative, slow-moving, and meandering. 41% on the Tomatometer.
– Unhappy audiences: Its C+ CinemaScore suggested that even people attracted by the premise weren’t particularly satisfied.
– A late-August release date: That suggested the studio had little confidence in it.
– A difficult sell: It’s a bleak, character-driven pandemic survival story had limited appeal to mainstream summer audiences.
– No positive word of mouth: Its $7.7 million domestic opening was followed by a 64% second-weekend decline.
– Unfocused marketing: The campaign failed to distinguish the movie from countless other apocalypse stories
It has shown some life post-release. It scores a respectable 72% on the Popcornmeter and 6.3 on IMDb.
Margaret didn’t get naked, but I thought you might find this pic interesting.
Augmentation or not?
I’ll be honest; this is the first I’m hearing about this project. I don’t recall seeing ANY publicity, and I’m usually fairly tuned in to what’s coming to my local cinema.
Oh, and I think YES, it looks to me like MarQual’s inflated her once-perfect chest.
It shows how bad the campaign was when you never knew about a new Ridley Scott film!
I don’t have time to watch and review this, but I have to admit my curiosity is piqued.
I didn’t particularly care for the book when I read it, even before the reviews I wasn’t interested, and the review completely killed any chance of spending money on the film.
Zero reviews on Amazon