A film that was considered an Oscar hopeful is now set to cost its studios a boatload of cash. Warner Bros.’ The Goldfinch bombed at the U.S. box office over the weekend with a debut of just $2.68 million, one of the worst starts ever for a film opening in 2,542 theaters.
Its not all a loss for Warner Bros. as It: Chapter Two stayed atop the chart with a strong $40.7 million pushing the cumulative box office of the two-picture adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel past the $1 billion mark in worldwide ticket sales.
Along with Warner Bros., Amazon Studios will also take a hit after co-financing 40 percent of the adult drama, which cost a net $44 million before marketing.
Warners and Amazon both declined to comment on the losses from the film.
