
The Bride! Box-Office Bust Fuels Debate on Hollywood's Originality Gamble
IndieWire analyzes Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, a Frankenstein-inspired period piece, underperforming with about $7.3M domestic and $13.6M worldwide on an $80M budget, halting Warner Bros.' streak of No.1 openings and drawing mixed-to-negative reviews. The piece argues the box‑office flop shouldn’t derail bold, original bets, noting that WB remains willing to swing with riskier projects like Sinners and One Battle After Another as part of its future ambitions.





