Tom Cruise's Box-Office Disaster Officially Removed From 3,100 Theaters

Three weeks into its release, Tom Cruise's new political satire has emerged not only as the biggest flop of the year, but also as the biggest flop of his storied career. Ironically, the movie was marketed as a tribute to Cruise's contributions to cinema, with an early trailer made up mostly of clips from his most memorable movies. A rather unsubtle Oscar campaign was being prepared for Cruise ahead of the film's release, and while he can still be honored by the Academy, his chances are getting bleaker by the day. The film simply has too much baggage at this stage, and this week's theatrical purging will certainly not help, especially since the reviews have been so divisive.

The film was given a massive debut in more than 3,300 theaters, but the writing was already on the wall. It bombed with just $8 million in its domestic debut, against a budget that has been reported to be as high as $180 million. It was dropped from several IMAX locations after one week and replaced by Christopher Nolan's summer sensation The Odyssey. Two weeks into its release, the movie was removed from 2,500 theaters — the 10th-biggest drop of all time. This week, the movie is set to lose another 583 theaters. It'll enter its fourth week of release in just 200-odd locations, representing a 3,100 decrease in its theatrical footprint since its debut.