This weekend, for example, Warner Bros. is putting out a white flag on \u201cBlade Runner\u201d after three tough weeks. They\u2019ve cut the number of theaters showing Denis Villeneuve\u2019s beautiful film by 855. So far, \u201cBlade Runner\u201d has made just $66 million.\u00a0 Audiences have not clamored to it. And now, week by week, Warners will quietly take it away.<\/p>\n
Warner\u2019s isn\u2019t alone. Universal is pulling Tom Cruise\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cAmerican Made\u201d from 539 locations after a month in release. The Doug Liman directed thriller has made just $43 million. Good reviews haven\u2019t helped push Cruise fans to theaters. One problem was lack of promotion since Cruise wasn\u2019t available. Also, audiences may have just soured on him after \u201cThe Mummy\u201d and other flops. With both studios, it wasn\u2019t for lack of trying.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It\u00a0could\u00a0<\/em>be that America has just discovered it has options to be lectured by out-of-touch coastal millionaires, be they on the silver screen, a news program set, or the silver screen…<\/p>\n…nah.\u00a0 That’s crazy talk.<\/p>\n
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