HOLLYWOOD - Angelina Jolie’s survival action thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead” didn’t do much to revive the box office. The Warner Bros. film, which debuted simultaneously on the streaming service HBO Max, took in a paltry $2.8 million in its opening weekend, variety.com reported.

The movie’s hybrid release on HBO Max likely isn’t the reason “Those Who Wish Me Dead” sold hardly any tickets; “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Mortal Kombat” were both recent Warner Bros. films that were able to generate decent box office revenues despite being offered concurrently on a streaming service.

As movie theaters attempt to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, family films and CGI spectacles have been popular options to see on the big screen. Gritty dramas geared toward adult audiences haven’t been performing as well, and mediocre reviews for “Those Who Wish Me Dead” didn’t help drum up interest.

The film played in 3,188 cinemas, a sizable footprint considering only 65% of U.S. movie theaters are currently open, according to Comscore. Yet Shawn Robbins, the chief analyst at Box Office Pro, ascribes that “Those Who Wish Me Dead” had several factors working against it.

Story Date: May 21, 2021