‘Sad lost souls’: Taika Waititi lambasts critics after Klara and the Sun box-office disaster
Summary
Taika Waititi criticized film reviewers on social media after his adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s *Klara and the Sun* opened to weak box-office results. The film earned $701,000 in its first North American weekend and fell 79% to $145,000 in its second weekend.Key Facts
- Waititi called critics “sad lost souls” and said he listens to audiences rather than reviews.
- Rotten Tomatoes showed a 74% audience score and a 26% critics’ score based on 90 reviews.
- The film reportedly cost $44 million to make.
- It opened in North America with $701,000 across 880 theaters, averaging just under $800 per theater.
- The film ranked 16th in its North American opening weekend.
- Its second North American weekend brought in $145,000, a 79% drop from the first weekend.
- In the UK, the film opened with £176,000 across 368 venues.
- Several critics gave the film negative reviews, describing it as mannered, cloying, or overly sentimental.
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