dismal”, gay rom-com Bros failed to rebound on its second weekend.The $22 million-budget movie, written and starring Billy Eichner, opened in just over 3,300 theatres last weekend, but only took $4.8million.Over its second weekend, it remained on over 3,000 screens.
However, it took $2.1million. This represents a 55% drop from its first weekend, despite near-unanimously positive reviews.By comparison, last weekend’s number one movie, the horror flick Smile, stayed atop the box office, taking $17.6million.
This was just a 22% drop on its opening weekend takings of $22.6million.Bros has now dropped from four to eight in the box office top ten.Related: Billy Eichner responds to “dismal” box office for ‘Bros’ on its opening weekendIf its makers are feeling despondent, they’re probably not feeling as blue as the team behind Amsterdam.
Led by writer/director David O. Russell, and starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington, with support from Rami Malek, Taylor Swift and Robert DeNiro), the $80 million historical drama took just $6.5 million.