"If you think you're having a bad start to the week, the chances are that Christy star Sydney Sweeney is having a worse one. The biopic starring Sydney Sweeney as lesbian boxer Christy Martin has flopped at the box office while, at the same time, a recent interview she did with GQ is being widely mocked online. follows the titular boxer as she transforms from a closeted West Virginia teen to becoming a super-middleweight boxing champion,"
"The film was released in 2011 cinemas in the US but grossed only $1.3 million (£998,000). According to Box Office Mojo, that puts it among the worst box-office openings on more than 2000 screens. There has also been a mixed critical reaction. The film currently has a 67 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer. Out of 138 reviews, 92 are positive (fresh) while 46 are negative (rotten)."
"In July, star Sweeney made headlines for featuring in an American Eagle campaign. The tagline was: Sydney Sweeney has great jeans. That line sparked a backlash involving racism and eugenics. Before Christy was released, GQ published an interview with Sweeney in which she discussed, or more accurately swerved, a conversation about the controversy. Asked by GQ's features director Kat Stoeffel if she surprised by the reaction, Sweeney responded: "I did a jean ad. The reaction definitely was a surprise but I love jeans.""
Christy follows the boxer from a closeted West Virginia teen to a super-middleweight champion and depicts her troubled relationship with coach-husband Jim Martin. The film grossed $1.3 million in US cinemas, one of the weakest openings on more than 2,000 screens per Box Office Mojo. Critical reaction was mixed, with a 67% Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score from 138 reviews (92 fresh, 46 rotten). An American Eagle advert with the tagline 'Sydney Sweeney has great jeans' sparked backlash over perceived racial and eugenic implications. In a GQ interview Sweeney said she was surprised, emphasized she wears jeans daily, and found leaders' involvement 'surreal' while avoiding direct engagement with the criticism.
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