{"id":276419,"date":"2025-11-10T23:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/276419\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T23:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:28:10","slug":"sydney-sweeneys-new-movie-bombed-so-badly-it-made-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/276419\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney’s New Movie Bombed So Badly, It Made History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney Sweeney<\/a> is on a losing streak.<\/p>\n

The star packed on 30 pounds<\/a> to play pioneering boxer Christy Martin for the biopic \u201cChristy,\u201d but it got knocked out at the weekend box office.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristy\u201d grossed just $1.3 million despite being released in 2,011 theaters \u2015 which puts it among the top 10 all-time worst openings<\/a> (not including re-releases) on more than 2,000 screens, according to Box Office Mojo.<\/p>\n

But a spokesperson for the actor looked on the bright side, citing a high Rotten Tomatoes audience score<\/a>. \u201cBox office aside, this one\u2019s a win in all the ways that matter,\u201d the spokesperson told HuffPost in an email on Monday. \u201cWe\u2019re so proud to back independent cinema and share a story that genuinely deserves to be seen!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sweeney is one of the most-talked-about actors in Hollywood but that hasn\u2019t translated at the box office recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmericana,\u201d a 2023 crime heist film that sat on the shelf, made just $500,000<\/a> in its debut weekend this August<\/a> in 1,123 theaters.<\/p>\n

Another one of her theatrical releases, the Ron Howard-directed thriller \u201cEden\u201d (2024) mustered just $1.57 million<\/a> (no, the decimal point is not misplaced) in its cinema run when it was also released in U.S. theaters this August. <\/p>\n

Sweeney\u2019s fortunes will likely improve with the December release of the thriller \u201cThe Housemaid\u201d co-starring Amanda Seyfried.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

She is rumored to have a part in the \u201cDevil Wears Prada\u201d sequel, which is slated for a May release, after she was spotted on the set<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The \u201cAnyone But You\u201d star has been caught up in controversy of late.<\/p>\n

An American Eagle jeans commercial featuring Sweeney and her \u201cgreat jeans\u201d had critics claiming it tiptoed around themes of white supremacy<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Upon learning that Sweeney was a registered Republican, President Donald Trump<\/a> said, \u201cIf Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

On \u201cThe Late Show\u201d last week, she raised eyebrows by admitting to skydiving just hours after barhopping<\/a> all night. <\/p>\n

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\u201cDid you show up still drunk?\u201d host Stephen Colbert asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little worried stuff would come out, yeah,\u201d the \u201cEuphoria\u201d star replied. \u201cI would not be the only thing falling out of the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SydneySydney Sweeney is having a bit of a bad run.<\/p>\n

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