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38-715: The Darkest Minds was released in the United States on August 3, 2018. It received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb . In a dystopian future, a plague (called Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration ) kills nearly 90 percent of the children in the United States. Those who survive develop superpowers. They are classified by color: Green (increased intelligence), Blue ( telekinesis ), Yellow (can manipulate electricity), Red (can control fire), and Orange ( telepathy and mind control ). Children who are Red and Orange are considered so dangerous they are euthanized. The rest are confined to camps. Ruby Daly

76-408: A considerable $ 234 million worldwide, but this was short of its $ 250 million budget plus worldwide advertising. The 2007 film The Golden Compass had a production budget of $ 200 million. To be able to fund the film, New Line Cinema had to sell all of the film's international distribution rights to various film distributors around the world. The film underperformed domestically, but

114-554: A crowded field of YA adaptations , leaving all but the least demanding viewers feeling dystopian déjà vu." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. A.A. Dowd of The A.V. Club called the film "a formulaic hodgepodge of secondhand plot points" and "an insult to its target demographic" of teen moviegoers. William Bibbiani of TheWrap praised

152-464: A romantic connection, but Ruby refuses to touch him, fearing her powers will hurt him. Lady Jane has captured Chubs and Zu, and then she ambushes Ruby and Liam, but Ruby overpowers Lady Jane so that they can escape, revealing her Orange identity to the group. The group ditches their van after a small misunderstanding and then successfully walk to the safe haven in East River. At East River, Slip Kid

190-562: A soldier in the League. Knowing that Liam will never leave without her, Ruby kisses him and erases all of his memories of herself. Liam leaves the camp, while Ruby begins her training with her fellow powered children in the League. Elsewhere, Clancy looks over the US Army and government forces. On September 15, 2014, it was announced that 20th Century Fox had bought the film rights to Alexandra Bracken 's young adult novel The Darkest Minds ,

228-598: A total worldwide gross of $ 41.1 million, against a production budget of $ 34 million. In the United States and Canada, The Darkest Minds was released on August 3, 2018, alongside Christopher Robin , The Spy Who Dumped Me and Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time? , and was originally projected to gross around $ 10 million from 3,127 theaters in its opening weekend. However after grossing $ 2.3 million on its first day, including $ 550,000 from Thursday night previews, weekend estimates were lowered to $ 6 million. It went on to debut $ 5.8 million, finishing eighth at

266-622: Is an English actor. He began his career in British television and had his first starring role in the drama film Beach Rats (2017), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead . He played John Paul Getty III in the FX drama series Trust (2018). Dickinson has since starred in the films Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), The King's Man (2021), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Where

304-511: Is an Orange, but she touches the doctor who is classifying her and puts the thought in his head that she is a Green and she is placed in a camp. Six years later, a resistance group called the Children's League helps her escape from the camps. Cate, a worker at the camp, gives Ruby a panic button that can be activated as a tracker if she is in danger. While touching Rob, another League member, Ruby becomes suspicious of their intentions. She escapes

342-529: Is revealed to be the president's son, Clancy Gray. He teaches Ruby how to control her powers, and eventually convinces Ruby to help him figure out how to erase people's memories when she asks for a homesick Chubs to use the computer to contact his parents. During this process, Clancy controls her mind and tries to kiss her. It is revealed that Clancy is using his powers to control the government, and wants to use his new memory-erasing powers to turn Ruby to his side and forget her friends, but she manages to escape with

380-780: The EE Rising Star Award . In 2022, he starred in Triangle of Sadness as a model on a cruise. The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d'Or . Reviewing the film, Variety ' s Peter Debruge wrote Dickinson "brings a kind of fragile vulnerability to the Abercrombie frat-boy type". Dickinson co-starred in Where the Crawdads Sing , a film adaptation of Delia Owens ' novel of

418-755: The Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor . In 2018, Dickinson starred in the FX drama television series Trust as John Paul Getty III . In 2019, he voiced the character Gurjin in the Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance . He also starred in The Darkest Minds . In 2021, Dickinson starred in the third installment of the Kingsman film series , The King's Man , as Conrad Oxford. The role gained him his first BAFTA Film Award nomination for

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456-627: The Royal Marines , before being persuaded to return to the theatre by his coach at RAW Academy in London. In 2016, Dickinson was cast as Frankie, a young man struggling with his sexuality, in Eliza Hittman 's film Beach Rats . The Times critic Ed Potton highlighted Dickinson for having "perfected a south Brooklyn accent" as Frankie. For his performance, Dickinson was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and

494-439: The widespread antiwar sentiment it reflected had started to shift in favor of American entry into World War I . Another example is the 2015 docudrama about FIFA entitled United Passions . A glowing portrayal of FIFA, which had mostly funded the film, United Passions was released in theaters in the United States at the same time FIFA's leaders were under investigation for fraud and corruption . The film grossed only $ 918 at

532-590: The 2000 British film Offending Angels had become notorious for taking in less than £100 (~$ 150 ) at the box office. It had a £70,000 (~$ 105,000 ) budget but was panned by critics, including the BBC , who called it a "truly awful pile of garbage", and Total Film , who called it "irredeemable". In 2011, the film The Worst Movie Ever! opened to just $ 11 at the US box office. It played in only one theater. Harris Dickinson Harris Dickinson (born 24 June 1996)

570-622: The Crawdads Sing (2022), and The Iron Claw (2023), along with the miniseries A Murder at the End of the World (2023). He has received two BAFTA Awards nominations. Dickinson was born 24 June 1996 in Leytonstone , East London, and grew up in Highams Park . At seventeen he dropped out of school, where he was trying to study film and theatre. Dickinson almost opted for a career in

608-425: The League with a mute girl named Suzume (Zu), a Yellow. Zu takes Ruby to Liam, a Blue, and his friend Charles (Chubs), a Green. The three agree to let Ruby join them as they try to make their way to "East River," a purported safe haven led by an Orange named the "Slip Kid." In an abandoned mall, they cross paths with another group of survivors. The others know where East River is, but the only clue they reveal — due to

646-518: The US box office in its opening weekend. Sometimes, a film's performance may be adversely affected by national crisis or a disaster, such as the September 11 attacks in 2001, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021. In evaluating box-office gross numbers, it is important to keep in mind that not all money is returned to the film studio. Some of the gross is kept by

684-458: The World , each of which initially lost money at the box office but has since become popular. It is common for a single film's lackluster performance to push its studio into the red, in the sense of recording a net loss on its income statement . In extreme cases, a bomb may push its studio into bankruptcy or closure . Examples of this include United Artists ( Heaven's Gate ) and Carolco Pictures ( Cutthroat Island ). The Golden Compass

722-593: The box office and marking the 12th worst opening for a film playing in over 3,000 theaters. It dropped 64% to $ 2.1 million in its second weekend, finishing 12th. In its third weekend, the film grossed $ 255,173 and was pulled from 2,679 theaters (85.6 percent, 3,127 to 448), marking the largest third-weekend theater drop in history. The film received negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 15% based on 140 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " The Darkest Minds does little to differentiate itself in

760-417: The box office, especially on the opening weekend. Occasionally, films may underperform because of issues largely unrelated to the content of the film, such as the timing of the film's release. This was one of the reasons given for the commercial failure of Intolerance , D. W. Griffith's follow-up to The Birth of a Nation . Owing to production delays, the film was not released until late 1916, when

798-407: The box office. For the 2005 film Sahara , its budget ballooned to $ 281.2 million for production, distribution, and other expenses. The film earned $ 119 million in theaters and $ 202.9 million overall with television and other subsidies included, resulting in a net loss of $ 78.3 million. In 2012, Disney reported losses of $ 200 million on John Carter . The film had made

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836-468: The box office. The term continued to be used this way in the United Kingdom into the 1970s. With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at

874-406: The combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed, and expensive to produce, but nevertheless failed commercially. Originally, a "bomb" had the opposite meaning, referring instead to a successful film that "exploded" at

912-646: The decision to close the production company had been made a year prior to the film's release. The 2006 independent movie Zyzzyx Road made just $ 30 at the US box office. With a budget of $ 1.2 million and starring Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl , its tiny revenue is due to its limited box-office release – just six days in a single theater in Dallas for the purpose of meeting Screen Actors Guild requirements – rather than its ability to attract viewers. According to co-star Leo Grillo , it sold six tickets, two of which were to cast members. Previously,

950-403: The film and the cast, but concedes "it's not quite thrilling enough [...] so it plays a bit more like a manifesto than a sci-fi thriller." Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com wrote that while the film has a "promising start", it "ultimately doesn’t quite deliver." The Darkest Minds is based on the first of four novels, three novellas and three short stories in The Darkest Minds series , and

988-493: The film exhibitors and the film distributor. The scratch formula for making a rough estimate of a studio's portion of the gross is that the studio usually gets half. A large budget can cause a film to fail financially, even when it performs reasonably well at the box office; 1980's Heaven's Gate , for example, exceeded its planned production schedule by three months, causing its budget to inflate from $ 12 million to $ 44 million. The film only earned $ 3.5 million at

1026-443: The film to play the lead role of Ruby Daly. On January 17, 2017, it was reported that newcomer Harris Dickinson had signed on to play Liam. In February 2017, Miya Cech was cast as Zu in her film debut, and Skylan Brooks was cast as Chubs. In March 2017, Mandy Moore was cast to play Cate, a doctor and member of an organization who is fighting against the government, and Patrick Gibson was cast as Clancy Gray. Gwendoline Christie

1064-497: The film's ending sets the stage for future action. Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson has stated that she would be happy to return for a second film in the series, although no definitive plans have been announced. However reports indicate that sequels are unlikely given the poor critical and box office performance of the film. Box-office bomb A box-office bomb is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which

1102-410: The film's struggles, Square Pictures did not make any more films and is now a consolidated subsidiary of Square Enix as Visual Works . In 2011, Mars Needs Moms was the last film released by ImageMovers Digital before Disney 's stake got absorbed by ImageMovers to a loss of nearly $ 140 million – the largest box-office bomb of all time in nominal dollar terms. Regardless of this loss,

1140-447: The first book in her The Darkest Minds series. Shawn Levy would produce the film along with Dan Levine and Dan Cohen through his 21 Laps Entertainment , while the television writer Chad Hodge was hired to write the adaptation. On July 12, 2016, it was reported that animation director Jennifer Yuh Nelson had been hired to direct the film, and it would be her first live-action project. On September 26, 2016, Amandla Stenberg joined

1178-404: The others. Liam flees with all of the haven children, while Ruby faces off against Clancy, destroying the camp and making her escape with Chubs. Chubs is severely injured, leaving Ruby no choice but to use her panic button to call the League for help. The League gets Chubs to a hospital and lets Zu leave with a protective family. Ruby convinces Cate to release Liam in return for taking his place as

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1216-584: The same name , which was released in July 2022. Also in 2022, he was cast in the FX on Hulu limited series A Murder at the End of the World , which premiered on 14 November 2023, and in the film Blitz . For his role in A Murder at the End of the World , Dickinson was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor . In 2023, Dickinson starred in Scrapper as Jason, an estranged father who reconnects with his daughter. The film

1254-605: The subtle influence of Ruby's power — are the letters "E.D.O.". Chubs eventually deduces that this is a radio frequency , which reveals a transmission that East River is in Lake Prince, Virginia. The group surprises Ruby by telling her they’re taking her to her former home in Salem, Virginia hoping she can reconcile with her parents. Seeing them through the glass door, she realizes she made them forget her and runs away. She meets up with Liam, who comforts her. They begin to develop

1292-564: Was a success at the international box office and grossed $ 372 million worldwide; nonetheless, its underperformance at the box office in North America was seen as a significant factor in influencing the decision by Warner Bros. Pictures to take direct control of New Line Cinema. In 2001, Square Pictures , a division of Square , released its only film, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within . It received mixed reviews from critics and failed to recover its $ 145 million cost. Following

1330-629: Was also cast in the film to play a bounty hunter of teens who escape from the camp. In April 2017, Golden Brooks joined the film to play Ruby’s mother. Principal photography on the film began in April 2017 in Atlanta , Georgia . Benjamin Wallfisch composed the score for the film. The soundtrack was released by Milan Records . The Darkest Minds has grossed $ 12.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 28.4 million in other territories, for

1368-719: Was an international success; New Line Cinema did not have a cut of the international box office. These events were major factors in New Line Cinema becoming a division of Warner Bros. Pictures . Films initially thought of as "flops" may recover income elsewhere. Several films have underperformed in their countries of origin, but have been sufficiently successful internationally to recoup losses or even become financial successes. Films may also recover money through international distribution, sales to television syndication , distribution outside of cinemas, and releases on home media . The 1995 post-apocalyptic action film Waterworld

1406-456: Was given a COVID-19 insurance payout, which amounted to £57 million ($ 71 million). Other films have succeeded long after cinema release by becoming cult films or being re-evaluated over time. High-profile films fitting this description include Vertigo , Blade Runner , The Wizard of Oz , It's a Wonderful Life , Citizen Kane , The Shawshank Redemption , Showgirls , Fight Club , The Thing , and Scott Pilgrim vs.

1444-409: Was the most expensive film ever made at the time after undergoing significant production difficulties. While it performed relatively well in the US box office, it did not initially turn a profit and became known as a box-office flop. International box-office takings and video sales led it to turn a profit. In 2023, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One , which underperformed at the box office,

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