The ‘Christy’ Box Office Flop Proves That Sydney Sweeney Is Not a Star… Yet

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Christy did not do well. The biopic of the boxing pioneer Christy Martin had its world premiere at TIFF in September amid months of pre-release hype and whispers of Oscar nominations. Reviews were solid enough out of the fest, but it paled in comparison to other awards season favourites. Last week, it received its official release and it bombed hard, opening at a mere 11th place, earning less money than Tron: Ares did in its fifth week of release. It grossed less than a Zachary Levi movie in the year 2025. Indeed, according to Box Office Mojo , it’s one of the worst wide openings in history. The post-flop PR cleanup is in full

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