11-04-2019, 08:17 PM
Terminator: Dark Fate Flops At Box Office, Could Lose $100 Million
<p>The new Terminator movie, Dark Fate, opened in theatres this weekend--and it came up short. The action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Mackenzie Davis, made only $29 million at the US box office. That makes it a flop, given the film reportedly cost close to $200 million to produce, <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/11/terminator-dark-fate-linda-hamilton-harriet-motherless-brooklyn-weekend-box-office-1202774477/">according to Deadline</a>. <a href="https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/terminator-dark-fate-box-office-flop-1203391309/">Variety reports </a>that the movie cost $185 million to make, with up to $100 million more in marketing costs.</p><p>The site said a $29 million opening for the movie--which was directed by Deadpool's Tim Miller--is a "terrible result" and just the latest struggle for the Terminator franchise. 2015's Terminator: Genisys, which ultimately grossed just $90 million domestically, made <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1340138/?ref_=bo_se_r_4">only $27 million</a> for its opening weekend in the US.</p><p>The Terminator movies are made by film companies Paramount and Skydance, and Dark Fate is just their latest poorly performing movie. Their previous release, the Will Smith-starring Gemini Man, also <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/will-smiths-new-movie-gemini-man-is-a-flop-will-lo/1100-6470716/">bombed at the box office and is predicted to lose money</a>.</p><p>Dark Fate was No. 1 at the US box office this weekend, but its $29 million opening was the lowest No. 1 first-weekend result for any movie since 2013's Ender's Game ($27 million).</p><p>Dark Fate was financed mainly by three companies--Paramount, Skydance, and Disney (via Fox). Each company put in 30 percent, with China's Tencent adding the rest. Variety reported that Dark Fate could end up losing $100 million at the box office, though those losses could be mitigated through deals for TV and streaming, along with rentals and other sources.</p><p>Dark Fate picked up<a href="https://www.metacritic.com/movie/terminator-dark-fate"> decent review scores from critics</a>, while the movie received a <a href="https://www.cinemascore.com/">very solid B+ rating on CinemaScore</a> (which measures audience reaction). If Paramount was trying to reinvigorate the series with a younger audience, that didn't really work. The movie's domestic box office was made up of only 25 percent of people in the 18-24 age bracket.</p><p>Behind the scenes, Dark Fate ran into problems as well. James Cameron, who wrote and directed the first Terminator movie and remains attached to the series as a producer, told <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2483284/james-cameron-compares-working-on-alita-battle-angel-with-terminator-dark-fate">CinemaBlend</a> that there were "many" disagreements during the editing process.</p><p>"The blood is still being scrubbed off the walls from those creative battles. This is a film that was forged in fire," he recalled.</p><p>According to Cameron, Miller--the director--wanted more control over the direction of the film. "Tim wanted to make it his movie. And I'm like, 'Yeah, but I kind of know a little about this world.' So I had the matter and the anti-matter version of that producorial experience," he said.</p><p>You can see the full Top 10 box office chart below,<a href="https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/03/terminator-dark-fate-wins-box-office/"> as compiled by EW.</a></p><h2><strong>October 25-27 US Box Office:</strong></h2><ol><li>Terminator: Dark Fate —$29 million</li><li>Joker — $14 million</li><li>Maleficent: Mistress of Evil — $12.2 million</li><li>Harriet — $12 million</li><li>The Addams Family — $8.5 million</li><li>Zombieland 2: Double Tap — $7.4 million</li><li>Countdown — $5.9 million</li><li>Black and Blue — $4.1 million</li><li>Motherless Brooklyn — $3.7 million</li><li>Arctic Dogs — $3.1 million</li></ol><h2><strong>More on Terminator: Dark Fate</strong>:</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/terminator-dark-fate-review-a-fresh-start/1900-6417346/">Terminator: Dark Fate Review - A Fresh Start</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/terminator-dark-fate-review-roundup/1100-6470810/">Terminator: Dark Fate Review Roundup</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/terminator-dark-fate-was-planned-as-first-movie-in/1100-6470751/">Terminator: Dark Fate Was Planned As First Movie In A Trilogy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/does-terminator-dark-fate-have-a-post-credits-scen/1100-6471052/">Does Terminator: Dark Fate Have A Post-Credits Scene? We Explain The Ending</a></li></ul>
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<p>The new Terminator movie, Dark Fate, opened in theatres this weekend--and it came up short. The action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Mackenzie Davis, made only $29 million at the US box office. That makes it a flop, given the film reportedly cost close to $200 million to produce, <a href="https://deadline.com/2019/11/terminator-dark-fate-linda-hamilton-harriet-motherless-brooklyn-weekend-box-office-1202774477/">according to Deadline</a>. <a href="https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/terminator-dark-fate-box-office-flop-1203391309/">Variety reports </a>that the movie cost $185 million to make, with up to $100 million more in marketing costs.</p><p>The site said a $29 million opening for the movie--which was directed by Deadpool's Tim Miller--is a "terrible result" and just the latest struggle for the Terminator franchise. 2015's Terminator: Genisys, which ultimately grossed just $90 million domestically, made <a href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1340138/?ref_=bo_se_r_4">only $27 million</a> for its opening weekend in the US.</p><p>The Terminator movies are made by film companies Paramount and Skydance, and Dark Fate is just their latest poorly performing movie. Their previous release, the Will Smith-starring Gemini Man, also <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/will-smiths-new-movie-gemini-man-is-a-flop-will-lo/1100-6470716/">bombed at the box office and is predicted to lose money</a>.</p><p>Dark Fate was No. 1 at the US box office this weekend, but its $29 million opening was the lowest No. 1 first-weekend result for any movie since 2013's Ender's Game ($27 million).</p><p>Dark Fate was financed mainly by three companies--Paramount, Skydance, and Disney (via Fox). Each company put in 30 percent, with China's Tencent adding the rest. Variety reported that Dark Fate could end up losing $100 million at the box office, though those losses could be mitigated through deals for TV and streaming, along with rentals and other sources.</p><p>Dark Fate picked up<a href="https://www.metacritic.com/movie/terminator-dark-fate"> decent review scores from critics</a>, while the movie received a <a href="https://www.cinemascore.com/">very solid B+ rating on CinemaScore</a> (which measures audience reaction). If Paramount was trying to reinvigorate the series with a younger audience, that didn't really work. The movie's domestic box office was made up of only 25 percent of people in the 18-24 age bracket.</p><p>Behind the scenes, Dark Fate ran into problems as well. James Cameron, who wrote and directed the first Terminator movie and remains attached to the series as a producer, told <a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2483284/james-cameron-compares-working-on-alita-battle-angel-with-terminator-dark-fate">CinemaBlend</a> that there were "many" disagreements during the editing process.</p><p>"The blood is still being scrubbed off the walls from those creative battles. This is a film that was forged in fire," he recalled.</p><p>According to Cameron, Miller--the director--wanted more control over the direction of the film. "Tim wanted to make it his movie. And I'm like, 'Yeah, but I kind of know a little about this world.' So I had the matter and the anti-matter version of that producorial experience," he said.</p><p>You can see the full Top 10 box office chart below,<a href="https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/03/terminator-dark-fate-wins-box-office/"> as compiled by EW.</a></p><h2><strong>October 25-27 US Box Office:</strong></h2><ol><li>Terminator: Dark Fate —$29 million</li><li>Joker — $14 million</li><li>Maleficent: Mistress of Evil — $12.2 million</li><li>Harriet — $12 million</li><li>The Addams Family — $8.5 million</li><li>Zombieland 2: Double Tap — $7.4 million</li><li>Countdown — $5.9 million</li><li>Black and Blue — $4.1 million</li><li>Motherless Brooklyn — $3.7 million</li><li>Arctic Dogs — $3.1 million</li></ol><h2><strong>More on Terminator: Dark Fate</strong>:</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/terminator-dark-fate-review-a-fresh-start/1900-6417346/">Terminator: Dark Fate Review - A Fresh Start</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/terminator-dark-fate-review-roundup/1100-6470810/">Terminator: Dark Fate Review Roundup</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/terminator-dark-fate-was-planned-as-first-movie-in/1100-6470751/">Terminator: Dark Fate Was Planned As First Movie In A Trilogy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/does-terminator-dark-fate-have-a-post-credits-scen/1100-6471052/">Does Terminator: Dark Fate Have A Post-Credits Scene? We Explain The Ending</a></li></ul>
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