The Dog Stars Opens to $8 Million, Sinking on 40% Reviews and C+ Audience Score
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Updated · Variety · Aug 30
The Dog Stars Opens to $8 Million, Sinking on 40% Reviews and C+ Audience Score
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Aug 30
Summary
$8 million from 3,330 theaters left Disney and 20th Century’s “The Dog Stars” in fifth place on its opening weekend, a weak start for a film that cost more than $80 million.
A 40% Rotten Tomatoes score and a C+ CinemaScore signaled poor reception from both critics and audiences, leaving the Ridley Scott thriller poised to lose tens of millions theatrically.
The miss echoes Scott’s 2021 flop “The Last Duel,” which opened to $4.7 million, and adds another uneven result to Disney’s summer despite hits from “Toy Story 5” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
Elsewhere, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” stayed No. 1 with $22.2 million and an $891 million domestic total, while “Coyote vs. Acme” debuted in third with $13.5 million.