The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is underperforming at the box office and will likely need word of mouth to pick things up.
Some box office estimates were as high as $40 million with the low side said to be $30 million, but the flick looks to be bringing in only $28 million for its opening weekend.
Sunday update: Weekend box office is said to be $28.5M; foreign gross is at $36,903,000; worldwide is at $65,403,000.
Monday update: Actuals are less as Deadline reports Saturday didn’t do all that well, so the opening is only $27.7M; worldwide gross is at $64.4M.
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The Fall Guy has an A- CinemaScore, which is good, and the Rotten Tomatoes scores aren’t too bad (83% from critics; 86% from fans), but there just doesn’t seem to be a lot of hype surrounding this movie.
The movie is actually based on the television series of the same name from ’80s, which starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas, but the film seems to be a goofier take (I mean, Gosling and Mikey Day appeared as Beavis and Butthead at the premiere — why?) .
To boot, The Fall Guy cost something around $150 million or more to make, so this is starting to look like a bust.
Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day's Beavis and Butt-Head Make Surprise Appearances at 'The Fall Guy' Premiere https://t.co/CXlEf0cLck
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 1, 2024
Aside from Beavis and Butthead, the marketing was decent, especially where they featured stuntmen from the movie doing action sequences which is cool, but I think they hoped to follow up on Gosling’s Barbie success, but that doesn’t look to be happening here. Also, how many people went to the premiere or watched it?
Check out Ryan Gosling and the stunt team from Fall Guy at the red carpet premiere!
— Geek Ireland (@GeekIreland) May 2, 2024
Source: Hollywood Reporter#ryangosling #fallguy #stunt pic.twitter.com/DoTOtIOIyx
'The Fall Guy' Los Angeles Premiere was EPIC to say the least! Who's experiencing it in theaters this weekend? 🔥 #TheFallGuy #RyanGosling #EmilyBlunt pic.twitter.com/3hixQt9CPy
— 1iota (@1iota) May 3, 2024
Stunt performers from the 'The Fall Guy' showcased their skills in falling, fighting and driving at the Los Angeles premiere for the film. pic.twitter.com/8pnRjDFoYq
— X Ali Al Samahi 🐦⬛ (@alsamahi) May 2, 2024
I’ve heard mixed reactions about the flick on social media, with one going so far as to offer The Fall Guy is a big disappointment.
#FallGuy was one of the worst written and worst edited movies I've seen in a long time. Really disappointed with it. I wanted to like it so bad because I was a fan of the TV show. pic.twitter.com/hFcxb83EGU
— Matt Kadish – SaltyNerd.com (@MatthewKadish) May 3, 2024
