News culture The love of the audience will not have saved this film! The box office failure convinced Paramount to break its promise of a sequel, which is incomprehensible!
While critics and audiences praised this fantasy film, it was surpassed by its disastrous box office performance. However, a sequel announced by the producers was cancelled.
A flop despite good reviews
In 2023, a new movie “Dungeons and Dragons: Thieves’ Honor” was released. After a first trilogy published between 2000 and 2012, including The feedback is unanimous that it is mediocreParamount took the risk of another adaptation the famous paper role-playing game on the big screen
At release, the feedback from viewers was just as good. You enjoy a Blockbuster who “respects his audience” and perfectly fulfills his task: to entertain and entertain his audience for more than 2 hours. The film even receives a rating of 91% Rotten tomatoesand that, with a very good cinema offerwhich combines epic action with dynamic production. However, None of this was enough to make the film a box office success.
A cancelled sequel?
It must be said that the budget is more than 150 million dollars and a worldwide promotional tour that must have cost a lot, Paramount relied heavily on its new production
Not surprisingly, the Dungeons & Dragons series is canceled by Paramount after the film’s failure
It was announced in February 2022 and made official in January 2023… before the film’s release
The box office (208 million, with an official budget of 150 million) decided it… pic.twitter.com/YGj22c5oTa
– WideScreen (@WideScreen) May 31, 2024
In fact, the Dungeons & Dragons TV series, although made official in early 2023 before the film’s release, will ultimately not see the light of day.