Genre: Musical/Drama
Director: Rob Marshall
Writer: Jacob Jones
Based on the musical
Cast: Jared Leto, Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake, Michelle Williams, Brittain Ashford, Donna Murphy, Jonathan Groff, Nick Kroll, Dove Cameron, Howard McGillin, Weird Al Yankovich
Budget: $60,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $32,590,031
Foreign Box Office: $25,679,119
Total Profit: -$57,578,260
Reaction: The musical genre has been a fairly reliable genre for the studio, with a streak of four consecutive hits, but the poor performance of this film brings that streak to an end.
“It's hard to put my finger on what it is exactly, but the parts of this musical just didn't add up to a good whole for me. The story and music work, but some of the casting choices were definitely questionable." - Josh Manning, NY Daily News
"You may need to keep notes to keep track of the characters, but the story has a lot of energy. The director Rob Marshall clearly knows his way around the musical genre, giving this film a confidence that helps sell its sillier and more melodramatic elements." - Charles Yost, Oregonian
"This long-winded musical is too chaotic and unfocused to ever truly work. In small doses, aspects of the film work, but everything mixed all together turned into something less than coherent." - Lisa Winger, Newsday
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Rated PG-13 for language, sexual references and thematic material
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