After winning two Oscars in the previous decade, Sean Penn tries to go all Liam Neeson mode in The Gunman, out Friday. The action thriller actually comes from the maker of the original Taken, Pierre Morel. Idris Elba, Javier Bardem, and Ray Winstone costar.
If something like Neeson’s own Run All Night can’t make much dough, it’s difficult to see this making an impact. Reviews have been highly negative so far and there’s nothing in its advertisements that set it apart from typical genre fare. It could perhaps benefit from catering to the male audience with the female audience flocking to Insurgent and Cinderella, but I doubt it.
I’ll predict The Gunman doesn’t reach double digits and fades away to the VOD screen soon enough.
The Gunman opening weekend prediction: $6.8 million
For my Insurgent prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2015/03/14/insurgent-box-office-prediction/
For my Do You Believe? prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2015/03/14/do-you-believe-box-office-prediction/