Friday the movie JOBS, being the Romanian name Steve Jobs. The man who changed the world, had its premiere in cinemas in the USA, and in the first weekend it recorded receipts of only 6.7 million dollars. 2318 screens took place this weekend and the amount obtained is almost 3 million dollars less than the one expected by the producers. The company Open Road Films produced the movie jOBS with only 12 million dollars, so a good part of the investment has already been recovered, and in the coming weeks the movie will definitely be profitable, with the international release taking place this week.
Playing at 2,381 locations, Jobs opened in seventh place with an estimated $6.7 million. While it was never expected to match The Social Network, it's still very disappointing to note that the Steve Jobs biopic earned less than one-third as much as the Facebook story. This is also one of star Ashton Kutcher's lowest openings ever—among nationwide releases, it's only ahead of 2003's My Boss's Daughter ($4.9 million). Jobs had plenty of issues, including awful reviews and a comedy star playing dramatic (almost never a good idea). Most important, though, was the movie's apparent tonal issues: while plenty of people enjoy their Apple products, the deification of Steve Jobs is a bit of a turn off. Jobs received a weak "B-" CinemaScore, and all indications are that it will disappear from theaters quickly.
The whole controversy surrounding the film probably motivated Americans not to watch this production, it being one of Ashton Kutcher's weakest, if we look at everything from the point of view of receipts. At the end of the week, the movie jOBS will be released in Romania on the Hollywood Multiplex network and I recommend you to watch it.
