{"id":258539,"date":"2025-10-29T10:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/258539\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:59:06","slug":"its-interesting-to-call-films-flops-after-one-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/258539\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s &#8216;Interesting&#8217; to Call Films Flops After One Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/jeff-bridges\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jeff-bridges\" data-tag=\"jeff-bridges\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Bridges<\/a> says opening weekend grosses are not the final word on the quality of a film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a recent interview with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jeff-bridges-tron-ares-underwhelming-box-office-performance-11839016?taid=690141dc7add8a0001c5d30d&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, the \u201cBig Lebowski\u201d star was asked for his thoughts on the growing importance of opening weekends, and some deeming \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/tron-ares\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tron-ares\" data-tag=\"tron-ares\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tron: Ares<\/a>\u201d a disappointment for grossing below debut projections. Bridges says it\u2019s \u201cinteresting\u201d how movies are deemed a flop after only one weekend in theaters, and noted his 1980 film \u201cHeaven\u2019s Gate\u201d as an example of a film that gained popularity over time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s interesting, though, how movies are received at opening weekend,\u201d Bridges said. \u201cI remember \u2018Heaven\u2019s Gate\u2019 was considered, you know, very disappointing or a flop, but nowadays it\u2019s considered kind of a masterpiece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSpeaking from personal experience, Bridges explained that films often \u201cgrow on you,\u201d and that his initial reactions can flip in a matter of weeks or months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cEven as an individual, often, I have not liked a movie,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd then a couple weeks or months later, I\u2019ll see it again. I\u2019ll say, \u2018What was I thinking?\u2019 As the Dude would say, \u2018That\u2019s just like your opinion, man.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHeaven\u2019s Gate\u201d was famously pulled from theaters after critics lambasted its limited release. The 291-minute cut was slimmed down to 149 minutes for the wide debut, but even so, the film only grossed $3.5 million against a budget of $44 million. However, with time, the film has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/09\/23\/movies\/a-heavens-gate-revival.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">garnered critical praise<\/a> and a deeper understanding of its historic production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs for \u201cTron: Ares,\u201d the $180 million budgeted sci-fi sequel was targeting a domestic debut between $45 million and $50 million, but only <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/box-office\/tron-ares-box-office-opening-weekend-roofman-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-1236544376\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">grossed $33.5 million<\/a> during its first weekend in North American theaters. Since its release on Oct. 10, the film <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/box-office\/box-office-springsteen-fizzles-overseas-black-phone-2-hits-80-million-1236561522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">has grossed $123.4 million globally.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeff Bridges says opening weekend grosses are not the final word on the quality of a film. 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