The “get woke, go broke” axiom may yet to be disproven, but that doesn’t necessarily mean movies with inarguable conservative leanings (not to mention a conservative director) will automatically score a winning goal. Witness exhibit A: Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” performed disastrously this weekend despite reliably positive mainstream reviews and some heavy championing in conservative media circles.
According to Variety, “Richard Jewell” marked the worst opening for a Clint Eastwood movie in four decades, pulling in a dismal $5 million from 2,502 theaters.
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