Killers of the Flower Moon is among Martin Scorsese’s top works. It’s production, locations, music, acting, and even the quiet moments are impactful, deliberate, and definitely worth the runtime.
Before its release, there was hype among fans. No doubt, Killers of the Flower Moon is one of the masterpieces of this year, but it didn’t perform well at the box office despite being released for nine days.
It looks like the previously successful collaboration between Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese might be losing its magic with audiences.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a Major Flop of 2023, Despite Surpassing $100M Worldwide
The year 2023 was a confusing year for the box office. The recent release of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon has surpassed $100M at the worldwide box office.
The film debuted at just $44 million worldwide. As of today, it made $102.1 million: $45.3 million from the local box office and $56.8 million from the international box office.
As per industry speculation, this epic western crime drama will end its run with over $100 million worldwide. Unfortunately, this makes it clear that the highly anticipated film is a flop.
It is also said that the film will almost fail to make back its huge $200 million budget. So, it might become yet another 2023 big-budget flop. If discussed about the big-budget genre movies, people would rightly see this as a disastrous result.
What Went Wrong With Killers of the Flower Moon?
There might be several factors that didn’t contribute to Killers of the Flower Moon’s success. One of the factors was its three-hour-plus runtime, which seemed to be an issue for the general audience.
As one user (@DavidJa45285014) commented on an X post by Film Updates, “Heard it was long and boring [sleeping emoji].” While another X user (@M_A_7_U_R) commented, “God awful film Similar to the Irishman long and drag through and through. People were behaving like it’s casino ffs.”
Check out what others think about its 100 million box office milestone:
Still a huge flop. Cost 200 million.
— Johnnyb1🇺🇸 (@Johnnyb29419102) November 3, 2023
This movie was so mid😭
And peeps were comparing it to the likes of Goodfellas and Departed
— Vikram Vetaal (@VarunDonBhai) November 3, 2023
It’s still poor. It needs to make 600M to break even (don’t know if Apple TV will cover a part of it though).
— zyrus (@tomatolollypop) November 3, 2023
Too long and boring so it flopped
— j78mk (@JElivelife) November 3, 2023
It’s visible that this film didn’t gain the cultural momentum like the 2023 hits Oppenheimer and Barbie.
Watch Killers of the Flower Moon at your nearest theatres.
