When Kirsten Dunst declared that she wants to voice a character in the sequel to A Minecraft Movie because she’d like to do a film that doesn’t lose money for once, she wasn’t being entirely accurate, of course. Dunst famously played a major role in three blockbuster Spider-Man movies, not to mention the hits she appeared in during the early stages of her career. It is true, though, that she has spent the last two decades — essentially the years following Spider-Man 3 — exclusively doing smaller projects. She’s working her way back up to the A-list, with A Minecraft Sequel and The Housemaid’s Secret lined up. But during these last two decades, even her movies that were marketed to appeal to the broadest audience ended up underperforming. One such movie was Bachelorette, which was released in the wake of The Hangover and Bridesmaids, but grossed only $12 million at the box office.
Studios tried their best to replicate the success of The Hangover and Bridesmaids, which grossed a combined total of around $700 million worldwide and seemed to suggest that raunchy, R-rated comedies could appeal across demographics. Dunst’s contemporary, Scarlett Johansson, made a similar film. Her movie was released in 2017; it also featured Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz, and Ilana Glazer — all of whom were at the peak of their respective careers at the time. However, the film underperformed commercially. It’s now staging a surprising comeback on streaming. According to FlixPatrol, it was the number one movie on the global HBO Max chart this past week.
Here’s the Dark Comedy Starring Scarlett Johansson That’s Staging a Streaming Comeback
We’re talking about the dark comedy Rough Night, directed by Lucia Aniello, who worked with Glazer on the hit sitcom Broad City. The movie grossed a little more than $45 million worldwide against a reported production budget of $25 million, which doesn’t include the $35 million that was said to have been spent on marketing it. Rough Night holds a 45% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Rough Night‘s gifted stars are certainly good for some laughs, but their talents aren’t properly utilized in a scattered comedy that suffers from too many missed opportunities.” Johansson would soon be crowned the highest-earning female star in the world; she’s now circling a role in The Batman Part II. You can watch the movie at home and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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June 16, 2017
- Director
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Lucia Aniello
- Writers
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Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello
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