Financial Problems of Horizon: An American Saga Justified
Given Costner's tens of millions of dollar personal investment in the project, Horizon: An American Saga would seem like a guaranteed bet. Having led the five- and- a- half season Taylor Sheridan neo-Western drama Yellowstone, which has produced a vast television franchise, the star comes with a great lot of goodwill in the genre. But the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding his departure could have damaged his reputation, or perhaps the Yellowstone audience just isn't as eager in seeing Costner execute a comparable role set more than a century ago.
Reviews of The Horizon: An American Saga are not helping. It received a really poor Rotten Tomatoes score of 41% after the film debuted at Cannes and early reviews started to arrive. As more reviews come in, that will alter; nevertheless, the Rotten splat might have turned off prospective viewers who were unsure about the idea. If word-of-mouth about the first Movie is as terrible as these early reviews, then arranging the first two films so close together on the schedule could also have a detrimental domino effect.
"Struggling In All Categories": Box Office Prospectues For Horizon Reportedly Getting Worse For Kevin Costner
Horizon: An American Saga's box office forecasts are sagging. Star Kevin Costner directed, co-written, and produced the first of a four-part film series featuring the Old West during the Civil War with an ensemble cast including Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Tatanka Means, and Thomas Haden Church. Costing an estimated $100 million collectively, the first two chapters of the forthcoming Horizon: An American Saga will be released in theaters two months apart, on June 28 and subsequently August 16.
According to Puck's most recent "What I'm Hearing..." newsletter, as the release date approaches Horizon: An American Saga's Box Office forecasts are really declining. Though it was earlier targeting $17 million just weeks before, recent tracking revealed that the Movie was on path for a $12 million opening weekend. Failing to capture demographics other than men over 35, the report has a remark from The Quorum's David Herrin revealing that the movie is "struggling in all categories, including unaided awareness, total awareness, and interest".
Kevin Costner is well-known for having personally invested his own funds to bring Horizon: An American Saga to life, but just how much exactly?
Given Costner's tens of millions of dollar personal investment in the project, Horizon: An American Saga would appear like a sure bet for logical reasons. Having led the five- and- a- half season Taylor Sheridan neo-Western drama Yellowstone, which has produced a vast television franchise, the star comes with a great lot of goodwill in the genre. But the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding his departure could have damaged his reputation, or perhaps the Yellowstone audience just isn't as eager in seeing Costner execute a comparable role set more than a century ago.
Reviews of The Horizon: An American Saga are not helping. It received a really poor Rotten Tomatoes score of 41% after the film debuted at Cannes and early reviews started to arrive. As more reviews come in, that will alter; nevertheless, the Rotten splat might have turned off prospective viewers who were unsure about the idea. If word-of-mouth about the first movie is as terrible as these early reviews, then putting the first two films so close together on the schedule could also lead to a dismal domino effect.
Looking at Horizon: An American Saga
Kevin Costner is in the leading role in his Western flick Horizon: An American Saga. The movie looks at several generations both before and after the Civil War around the spread of the American West. Horizon is the first of four Movies Warner Bros. Pictures approved. All four were greenlit.
Starting at the end of the Civil War, the film will examine some of the significant events during the spread of the American West. With viewers of Western films, the series has great potential popularity. Although it's unknown exactly the plots of the series will be, it could be something that is really popular over long run.
The Uncertainty of Monitoring
Tracking in the present era of unstable post-pandemic box office has become more erratic, although generally what follows from it is Movies failing to meet projections rather than vice versa. If it exceeds estimates, though, given Costner's claim that Yellowstone viewers aren't being included in Horizon: An American Saga's tracking, the first film might not be profitable. Usually needing double their production budget to turn a profit, movies would thus probably have a break-even point of $100 million or more.
Although it's not apparent at this moment whether the movie will really perform as expected at the box office, it most surely has great chance of success. Kevin Costner has unquestionable star power, and the marketing effort of the movie is expertly done.
