"Sydney Sweeney's latest film, Christy, suffered one of the worst opening weekends for a new movie released wide on more than 2,000 theaters in the past 20 years, and industry analysts, the film's studio and Sweeney herself are left to wonder why it failed so miserably. After all, Sweeney is one of the most famous and hyped young actors working right now."
"Christy, in which she stars as Hall of Fame boxer Christy Martin, was supposed to showcase her acting talents and maybe garner her an Academy Award nomination. But, audiences clearly were not interested. Over on r/boxoffice, a sub-Reddit community focused on discussions about movies' box-office performance, some people said the distributor didn't do enough to promote Christy, which only earned $1.3 million over the weekend."
"Others say Sweeney has been too over-exposed, or that her team has tried too hard to promote her as a buxom sex symbol, instead of a serious actress, by having her hawk soap made with her bath water or pose for a Lolita-inspired photo shoot. Still others say that indie movies or mid-level adult dramas just don't make money like they used to, or that the Emmy-nominated Euphoria star has never really been a box-office draw."
Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney as Hall of Fame boxer Christy Martin, earned $1.3 million in its opening weekend, marking one of the weakest wide releases in two decades. The film failed to attract audiences despite expectations that it might showcase Sweeney's acting and contend for awards. Some blamed limited promotion, audience disinterest in gritty sports biopics, comparisons to Dwayne Johnson's The Smashing Machine, Sweeney's perceived overexposure and sexualized marketing, and the commercial decline of indie and mid-level adult dramas. Christy is Sweeney's third consecutive box-office disappointment in 2025, and an American Eagle denim campaign featuring Sweeney drew backlash for imagery critics said echoed eugenics-era rhetoric.
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