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Cillian Murphy’s 'In the Heart of the Sea' Was a Huge Box Office Bomb
MovieWebStory by Rachel Johnson
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Despite its star-studded cast, Ron Howard's high-seas thriller 'In the Heart of the Sea' capsized at the box office, sinking Cillian Murphy's blockbuster dreams.
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- The $100 million production only grossed $28 million worldwide, making it one of the biggest bombs of Cillian Murphy's career.
- Insiders say the film's failure was due to poor marketing and audience disinterest in another retelling of the story that inspired 'Moby Dick.'
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Cillian Murphy, Chris Hemsworth, Ron Howard, 'In the Heart of the Sea'