Summary
TheBorderlandsmovie has been a complete and utter trainwreck.Debuting at zero percent on Rotten Tomatoes, things somehow only got worse for Gearbox and Lionsgate on release, as itsold so few tickets that itbecame one of the biggest flops this year while evenUwe Boll, the king of bad video game movies, poked fun from the sidelines. Regardless, Randy Pitchford spent the better part of a weekadamantly defending the film on Twitter.
Rubbing salt in the wound, this brand-new splashy $110 million blockbuster’s opening was beaten at the domestic box office by the 15th anniversary re-release of Coraline, the classic Henry Selick stop-motion film.
Coraline, as perBox Office Mojo, grossed $11.3 million in its four-day run, whereas the Borderlands movie made $9.2 million in its first four days of release. To make matters worse, Coraline was shown in just 1,535 theatres, whereas Borderlands opened in over double that with 3,125.
Coraline Isn’t The Only One Outperforming Borderlands
Borderlands is far from making back its budget, especially when you factor in marketing. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it’s being beaten at the box office by plenty of other new releases.
Right now, the following movies have completely overtaken Claptrap’s silver screen debut;
The god-awful Madame Web movieperformed better, making $100 million as the 23rd highest-grossing movie this year (although, it still lost Sony money). But even that high a spot wouldn’t be enough to recoup Borderland’s budget—in fact, if Lionsgate and Gearbox hoped to make back their investment, they would have needed to be in the top 20 films of 2024, joining the likes of Garfield, Furiosa, and Civil War.
Something tells me that all hopes of a sequel might have been dashed as the first movie stumbled naked into a Bullymong den lathered in slag—there’s no way in Hell-burbia that we’re seeingthat cinematic universenow. But hey,Pitchford is warming up to the idea of an animated film at least.
Borderlands
Borderlands sends up to four co-op players to the harsh frontier planet Pandora in search of a mysterious Alien Vault legend.Featuring a unique First Person Roleplaying Shooter gameplay, you’ll customize your character as you explore and battle enemies in frantic FPS combat. And what would a Roleplaying Shooter be without loot? Borderlands’™ groundbreaking content generation system creates a near-endless variety of weapon and items to customize your character!
