It looks like a Gerard Butler movie is going to be at the bottom of the box office for a second straight weekend.
Following last weekend's dud[1] "Gods of Egypt," Butler returns with "London Has Fallen," the sequel to the 2013 action thriller "Olympus Has Fallen,[2]" in which the actor reprises his role as Secret Service agent Mike Banning. Following the White House blowing up under his watch in "Fallen," Banning now accompanies President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) to London for the funeral of the UK prime minster. But then half of the city is destroyed in a series of attacks that also kill most of the world leaders attending the funeral. Banning and Asher survive, leading to an absurd and very violent escape out of the UK.
With a 23% rating[3] on Rotten Tomatoes currently, most critics say this is a pass. The film's distributor, Millennium Films, is projecting a $20 million opening[4], but with the film only taking in $850,000 from 2,400 sc reens[5] domestically during its Thursday-night preview, that number might be too ambitious.
Here's what the critics think of the movie. (Warning: mild spoilers ahead.)
References
- ^ last weekend's dud (www.businessinsider.com)
- ^ Olympus Has Fallen, (www.imdb.com)
- ^ 23% rating (www.rottentomatoes.com)
- ^ $20 million opening (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
- ^ $850,000 from 2,400 screens (www.thewrap.com)
- ^ One Page (www.businessinsider.com)
- ^ Slides (www.businessinsider.com)
