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Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Underperforms At The Box Office
From/Film Daily
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On the December 13, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news desk writer Ryan Scott to discuss the this weekend’s box office, and more specifically the failure of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.
Opening Banter: Ryan introduces himself.
In The News:
Ryan: West Side Story Box Office Is Not Music To The Film Industry's EarsRyan runs down weekend box office
Can award buzz save it?
This is not the end: (2017’s Great Showman debuted to 8.8 million, soundtrack went trending and ended with $436 m global)
Why do you think it underperformed? Why werent people interested in this one?Hannah thinks its bad marketing despite great reviews?
Are movie musicals on a decline? (this year Dear Evan Hanson, In The Heights)
Is it just the pandemic?
Older audiences
Are younger audiences not interested in stories about forbidden Interracial romance
Has Spielberg lost touch with what audiences want? (The BFG, Ready Player One, Crystal Skull, Tintin)
On the other side of the coin: Disney’s Encanto came out a few weeks ago and WSS barely beat that this weekend. Thats another musical, skewing younger and it hasnt hit big disney numbers.Encanto Hits Digital Just In Time For Christmas, Blu-Ray Early Next Year
Also mentioned:
Hannah: Steven Spielberg's West Side Story Set To Bomb With $10.5 Million Opening Weekend
Ryan Scott's Favorite Movies Of All Time
All the other stuff you need to know:
You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
/Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.
You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).
Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.
Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word!
Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.
Opening Banter: Ryan introduces himself.
In The News:
Ryan: West Side Story Box Office Is Not Music To The Film Industry's EarsRyan runs down weekend box office
Can award buzz save it?
This is not the end: (2017’s Great Showman debuted to 8.8 million, soundtrack went trending and ended with $436 m global)
Why do you think it underperformed? Why werent people interested in this one?Hannah thinks its bad marketing despite great reviews?
Are movie musicals on a decline? (this year Dear Evan Hanson, In The Heights)
Is it just the pandemic?
Older audiences
Are younger audiences not interested in stories about forbidden Interracial romance
Has Spielberg lost touch with what audiences want? (The BFG, Ready Player One, Crystal Skull, Tintin)
On the other side of the coin: Disney’s Encanto came out a few weeks ago and WSS barely beat that this weekend. Thats another musical, skewing younger and it hasnt hit big disney numbers.Encanto Hits Digital Just In Time For Christmas, Blu-Ray Early Next Year
Also mentioned:
Hannah: Steven Spielberg's West Side Story Set To Bomb With $10.5 Million Opening Weekend
Ryan Scott's Favorite Movies Of All Time
All the other stuff you need to know:
You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
/Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.
You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).
Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.
Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word!
Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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