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Borderlands Flop Addressed by Lionsgate: ‘Nearly Everything That Could Go Wrong Did Go Wrong’
ComingSoon.netStory by Brandon Schreur
scrn logline
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer breaks down the disastrous box office performance and production troubles behind the Borderlands movie adaptation.
beat sheet
- Feltheimer admits 'nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong' with Borderlands, citing pandemic delays, costly reshoots, and financial models that didn't pan out.
- The film, originally announced in 2020, starred a stacked cast including Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black, but only managed to pull in $33 million globally against a $110-120 million budget.
call sheet
Jon Feltheimer, Eli Roth, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Craig Mazin, Tim Miller, Lionsgate, Borderlands, Borderlands