Roland Emmerich’s new film ‘Moonfall’ fails at the box office, and its $140 million investment struggles to make money back

On February 8, according to media reports, the sci-fi disaster film “Moonfall” opened in North America and received only $10.005 million at the box office in its first weekend. Ten thousand U.S. dollars).

More than half of the audience of “Moonfall” are over 35 years old, which shows that the film’s appeal to young people is weak.

The director of the film is the famous Roland Emmerich, who was famous in the film industry for directing “The Day After Tomorrow” and “2012”.

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In terms of word of mouth, “Moonfall” has a freshness rating of only 40% on Rotten Tomatoes (134 reviews), and a MetaCritic comprehensive score of 37/100 (6 good, 16 out of 15), and the performance is not good.

It is reported that “Moonfall” cost $140 million to make, making it one of the largest independent films of all time.

Critics said “Moonfall” was less like a disaster film backed by rich emotion and spectacle, and more like a mechanical reproduction of Emmerich’s personal style.

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