Sydney Sweeney reacts to Christy box office…
Sydney Sweeney proved she will take a hit — from the box office.
The star of “Christy,” the new biopic about boxer Christy Martin, defended her struggling movie after a notably low first weekend theatrical gross of $1.3 million across more than 2,000 screens.
“I am so deeply proud of this movie,” the 28-year-old “Euphoria” star wrote in an Instagram post. “Proud of the film [director] david [Michôd] made. proud of the story we told.”
Sweeney added: “So yes I’m proud. why? because we don’t always make art for numbers, we make it for impact. and christy has been the most impactful project of my life.”
Sydney Sweeney’s new film “Christy” had a disappointing first weekend at the home box office. Courtesy Everett Collection
The drama tells the harrowing life story of Christy Salters, whose married title was Martin — a trailblazing fighter nicknamed “The Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
The Post awarded “Christy” three stars after its Toronto International Film Festival world premiere in September and called Sweeney’s efficiency “a knockout.”
And ticket-buyers who made the trek last weekend also accepted. It at the moment holds a 98% viewers rating on RottenTomatoes.
But there weren’t enough of them to put it aside. “Christy”’s box office flameout makes the film the latest flop in a rocky 12 months on the big screen for Sweeney.
Her crime comedy “Americana” grossed less than $500,000 off a $9 million funds. And Ron Howard’s $35-million “Eden” did just $2.5 million in business.
Sweeney said she’s “deeply proud” of the Christy Martin biopic. Getty Images
Those lows come after two years of major highs — 2023 and 2024, when her “Anyone But You,” which co-starred Glen Powell, grossed $220 million, and non secular horror flick “Immaculate” grossed $35 million.
A dispiriting development of late, however, is that adult-skewing movies with expensive A-List stars have flatlined in theaters.
“The Smashing Machine” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “The Kiss of the Spider Woman” starring Jennifer Lopez and “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” with Jeremy Allen White have all struggled to gain a foothold with paying audiences.
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