Posted December 13, 2016 10:20 am by Comments

By Chris Enloe

One of the newest major Hollywood productions, “Miss Sloane,” had a terrible opening weekend at the box office, so bad that it was one of the weakest opening weekends in history for a production with such a wide release.

Through the weekend, the anti-Second Amendment movie made less than $2 million at more than 1,600 different theater locations nationwide. That meant the movie made just over $1,100 at each theatre, making it the 75th-worst opening for a major production since 1982, according to Box Office Mojo.

The movie follows a powerhouse Washington lobbyist, played by actress Jessica Chastain, who makes it her personal mission to work with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence to pass new gun control legislation despite massive pushback from the “gun lobby” and what the movie portrays as corrupt, pro-Second Amendment politicians.

Still, the movie currently has a 69 percent fresh rating on movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, despite the wide-range of mixed reviews.

“EuropaCorp expanded the terrific Jessica Chastain vehicle Miss Sloane into 1,648 theaters over the weekend, with just tragic results,” wrote Scott Mendelson at Forbes, reviewing last weekend’s opening movies. “Unless Jessica Chastain ends up with a Golden Globe nomination …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze

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