In fourth place, Machete Kills bombed with just $3.84 million. Thats one of the worst openings ever for a movie in over 2,500 locations, and its also one of the worst openings of 2013 along with Augusts Paranoia. Despite adding Mel Gibson, Sofia Vergara, Lady Gaga and Carlos Estevez, Machete Kills still only opened to one-third of the first Machetes $11.4 million, which is an incredibly steep decline for a sequel. Machete Kills tanked because, quite simply, the joke is played out. Audiences got their fill of tongue-in-cheek grindhouse thrills with Grindhouse and the first Machete, neither of which did particularly good business anyway. It didnt help that Machete Kills didnt look ironically cheap—it just looked cheap. As a result, even the most die-hard fans likely decided to wait for home video (where this movie will do disproportionately well). Machete Kills received a poor B- CinemaScore, which suggests it wont hold up well—ultimately, it would be surprising if the movie closed above $10 million. boxofficemojo/news/?id=3740&p=.htm
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 19:51:30 +0000
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