As important as some of the messages in The Social Reckoning are, the movie has been drastically underperforming at the box office. Per Variety, Aaron’s Sorkin’s follow up to The Social Network only grossed a measly $5.5 million this past weekend against a budget that’s somewhere within the $30-42 million range. That would make it a certifiable flop that’s costing Columbia Pictures (and Sony) quite a bit of money – especially when you compare it to The Social Network‘s $22 million opening.
This isn’t entirely surprising given how middling reviews for the film have been. It’s currently got a 55% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has widely been …
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