After an impressive run in domestic theaters and tremendous success during the awards season,A Complete Unknownhas now embarked on an overseas run. The music biopic, about the early life and career of the iconicBob Dylan, is nearing a coveted global box office milestone, having recently recovered its reported budget.A Complete UnknownstarsTimothée Chalametin the central role, and continues the young star’s success streak. Chalamet recently headlined blockbusters such asDune,Dune: Part Two, andWonka.
He is now proving that he can attract audiences even towards less spectacular projects. Produced ona budget reported to be as high as $70 million,A Complete Unknownis nearing the $70 million mark domestically, with another $27 million coming from overseas markets. The film’scumulative global gross now stands at an impressive $96 million. The movie provided textbook counter-programming during the lucrative holiday period domestically when the marketplace was dominated by big-budget titles such asWicked,Moana 2,Sonic the Hedgehog 3, andMufasa: The Lion King.
A Complete Unknownopened to positive reviewsand seems to have settled at a “fresh” 80% rating on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. But thesecret behind its excellent run is its audience score, which stands at an incredible 96% audience onRotten Tomatoes. In his review, Collider’sRoss Bonaimewrote that the movie “can’t fight off the formulaic nature of the genre, yet still finds a bold and captivating way to tell Dylan’s story.“A Complete Unknownearned eight Oscar nominationsrecently, including in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor categories.
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Supporting starsMonica BarbaroandEdward Nortonalso scored nods. The movie has outperformed recent music biopics such asBack to BlackandBetter Man, although it still trails major hits such asBob Marley: One Love,Rocketman, andElvisby a wide margin. It’s also still around $90 million shy of Mangold’s last stab at the genre,Walk the Line, which made over $185 million around a decade ago. Mangold is coming off the big-budget under-performerIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and has two tent poles in the works; the first is an adaptation ofSwamp Thingfor DC, and the second is aStar Warsfilm for Lucasfilm.
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