‘The Social Reckoning’ Officially Removed From 2,000 Theaters

Audiences appear to have unfriended The Social Reckoning at the box office, following its drastic removal from 2,000 theaters this week. The movie, marketed as a follow-up to the 2010 classic The Social Network, underperformed in its first two weeks of release, causing Sony to put it out of its misery. Not only has the film fallen short of The Social Network's box-office performance from 16 years ago, but it has also received mediocre reviews despite being pegged as an awards contender. Much was said about Jeremy Strong's method-acting performance as Mark Zuckerberg in the film, but audiences were surprised to discover that Strong's screen time is rather limited.

The protagonists of the movie are a whistleblower and an investigative journalist, played by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White, respectively. As things stand, The Social Reckoning is set to fall short of both Madison's Oscar-winning breakout movie Anora and White's would-be Oscar contender Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. The new film dropped out of the top 10 chart this week, plummeting by 85%. Shockingly, it fell short of fellow Sony release Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which has spent an additional 70 days in theaters. While Spider-Man: Brand New Day grossed $230,000 this past weekend, The Social Reckoning added around $210,000 to its total, despite playing in twice as many theaters.