Why The Darkest Minds Bombed At The Box Office
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These are dark times for The Darkest Minds. Over the first weekend of August 2018, the YA series turned hopeful film franchise was introduced to moviegoers by 20th Century Fox - and audiences were not interested. Released in 3,127 theaters, the movie was met with a resounding splat at the box office, earning only around $6 million domestically and not faring much better overseas. It's enough to mark the movie as having one of the worst opening weekends ever for a release of that size - so you can probably say goodbye to any adaptation of the series' second book…
Colorful characters | 0:43
Muddled marketing | 1:41
Give it some star power | 2:12
Murky action | 2:58
Cut-rate | 3:57
Twilight of YA | 4:29
The darkest legacy | 5:02
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These are dark times for The Darkest Minds. Over the first weekend of August 2018, the YA series turned hopeful film franchise was introduced to moviegoers by 20th Century Fox - and audiences were not interested. Released in 3,127 theaters, the movie was met with a resounding splat at the box office, earning only around $6 million domestically and not faring much better overseas. It's enough to mark the movie as having one of the worst opening weekends ever for a release of that size - so you can probably say goodbye to any adaptation of the series' second book…
Colorful characters | 0:43
Muddled marketing | 1:41
Give it some star power | 2:12
Murky action | 2:58
Cut-rate | 3:57
Twilight of YA | 4:29
The darkest legacy | 5:02
Read more here →
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The Ending Of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Explained
The Ending Of Solo: A Star Wars Story Explained
The Ending Of Deadpool 2 Explained
The Ending Of Avengers Infinity War Explained
The Ending Of A Quiet Place Explained
The Ending Of Ready Player One Explained
Website →
Like us →
Instagram →
Looper is the go-to source for the movies, TV shows and video games we all love. We're addicted to all things superhero and Star Wars, but we're not afraid to binge watch some reality TV when the mood strikes. Whether it's revealing Easter eggs and secrets hidden in your favorite films, exposing movie mistakes, highlighting the best deleted scenes, or uncovering the truth about reality TV's strangest stars, Looper has endless entertainment for the discerning YouTube viewer.