New Bruce Springsteen Biopic Struggles at Box Office
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White, is falling behind Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan biopic by $100 million in box office revenue. Both films debuted with similar domestic earnings, but Springsteen's biopic has failed to gain traction.
Comparing Two Music Biopics
The two movies focus on key periods in their subjects' lives and had comparable production budgets. However, their commercial success differs greatly.
- The Bob Dylan biopic, a sleeper hit from last year, grossed $75 million domestically and received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Picture.
- Directed by James Mangold, it opened with around $11 million.
- Deliver Me From Nowhere premiered with approximately $9 million and has recently crossed $15 million domestically.
- Globally, Springsteen's film has earned $30 million, far below the Dylan biopic's total of $140 million worldwide.
Production Budgets and Directors
Deliver Me From Nowhere, directed by Scott Cooper, was produced on a $55 million budget. Meanwhile, A Complete Unknown reportedly cost around $60 million to make.
"While the Bob Dylan biopic emerged as a sleeper hit only a year ago, the Bruce Springsteen movie has all but flopped."
The Springsteen biopic's underperformance highlights the challenges in replicating the success of music documentaries, even with similar resources and star power.
Author’s Summary
The Bruce Springsteen biopic performed poorly compared to last year's Bob Dylan film, despite similar budgets and release timing, highlighting its lack of audience impact.