Klara and the Sun bombs with $701k opening on $44m budget
The film averaged just $800 per screen across 880 theatres in its opening weekend.
Taika Waititi's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel arrived to a box office catastrophe. The $44 million film earned just $701,000 across 880 North American venues in its first weekend.
Klara and the Sun's per-theatre average placed it 16th, well below comparable releases. The film dropped 79% in week two to $145,000.
Critics scored it 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, while audiences gave it 74%. Waititi responded on social media, calling critics "sad lost souls" and "obsolete", saying he listens to the people.
- $44 million
- Production budget
- $701,000
- Opening weekend (North America)
- $800
- Per-theatre average
- 26 percent on Rotten Tomatoes
- Critics score
Why it mattersA $44 million film earning less than $1 million shows that big budgets and famous directors no longer guarantee box office returns.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, but the washout signals risk to Australian producers and streaming platforms funding similar prestige projects.
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