No, 13 Hours Did Not "Flop"
January 18, 2016
Daniel Greenfield
Even though 13 Hours carefully avoids any mention of Obama or Hillary Clinton, the media has decided to go after it anyway. So we have a bunch of stories about how 13 Hours "flopped". Some of these stories blame Republicans for "politicizing" the movie.
13 Hours opened 4th with around $20 million. Those aren't spectacular numbers, but they're pretty good numbers for a movie with no major stars, a low budget, a controversial topic and one most people are not familiar with. The film's budget was $50 million and 13 Hours is the kind of film likely to spread out its earnings over a longer period.
The key number is per theater average. 13 Hours had a respectable $6,789 per theater average. Again not spectacular, but a good solid take. It's around what the new Star Wars is making now.
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No, 13 Hours Did Not "Flop"