Box office: Why Hustlers soared while TheGoldfinch flopped
lauded the movie, saying “‘Hustlers’ humanizes the women at its center, giving them boyfriends, backstories and, most importantly, agency.” That allowed “Hustlers” to tap into the zeitgeist in a way that made people feel like they had to venture out to theaters so they could participate in a wider conversation taking place online and in their own social circles.
“Hustlers” was also an instance in which star power payed off. The female-driven ensemble — led Lopez, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart and Keke Palmer — cast its leading ladies in roles they were seemingly born to play. Lopez embodies Ramona, the fearless ringleader who, by all accounts, invented the art of pole dancing.
“It’s not enough to make a decent film anymore,” says Jeff Bock, a senior media analyst with Exhibitor Relations. “It has to be one of the best films anyone has seen to really make a dent in the box office if you’re an adult drama.”
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