BOOM! That's the sound of Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets." US Weekend total is $17 million, not even a multiple of Friday's $6 million. Costing at least $225 million, "Valerian" is a domestic dud.
The only hope for STX Films on the most expensive indie film ever made is people in non English speaking countries not caring about the story or dialogue. This often the case, and dud films– see "The Mummy" — can find audiences who just want the visual flash.
"Valerian" will have to count on China, Russia, South Korea, and other out of the way locales to bail them out.
The previews looked visually amazing. Was the movie really that bad?
(Score: 2) by r1348 on Monday July 24 2017, @06:32PM (2 children)
Luc Besson also recently directed Lucy, and that movie was crap.
Also, the 5th element is Love. Who could have seen that coming now?
(Score: 2) by epitaxial on Monday July 24 2017, @07:49PM (1 child)
Neck beards get their panties in a bunch of the tag line of Lucy. It's an absurd action film done by a director with a unique style. Are you upset that Jurassic World isn't scientifically accurate?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @08:44PM
Are you sure it isn't because the name of the movie and its premise is just a condescending little joke about LSD?