Billy Eichner Blames Straight People for “Bros” Dismal Box Office
metroweekly.comBros, tweeting that “straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up” for the movie during its opening weekend.The Universal film — marketed as the first gay romantic comedy released by a major Hollywood studio — took in a disappointing $4.8 million on its opening weekend, with ticket sales being especially low in the Midwest and the South, reports The Hollywood Reporter.“That’s just the world we live in, unfortunately.
Even with glowing reviews, great Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore etc, straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros.
And that’s disappointing but it is what it is,” Eichner, who also co-wrote the film in addition to starring in it, tweeted on Sunday.“Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go see BROS tonight!
You will have a blast! And it is special and uniquely powerful to see this particular story on a big screen, esp for queer folks who don’t get this opportunity often.
