'The Social Reckoning' draws disappointing box office and mixed reviews
The follow-up to The Social Network opened to weak ticket sales, and reviewers are split over its more restrained style.
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What happened
The Social Reckoning, the follow-up to The Social Network, has struggled to match that film's success and opened to disappointing box office numbers. Reviewer Joshua Hill said director Sorkin took a more subdued approach, while another review called the film an unsettling portrait of unchecked greed and arrogance.
Why it matters
The opening results mark a struggle to repeat the success of The Social Network. Reviews remain divided on the film's approach.
Timeline
- Oct 17, 5:27 PM ET: Coverage reports disappointing box office numbers and mixed reviews, and points to the absence of David Fincher and Jesse Eisenberg as a factor.
- Oct 18, 7:00 AM ET: Reviewer Joshua Hill describes director Sorkin's more subdued approach to the film.
- Oct 18, 2:40 PM ET: Another review praises the film as a disturbing profile of unchecked greed and arrogance.
Coverage
- ‘The Social Reckoning’: Speaks truth to power (davisenterprise.com)
- Review: 'The Social Reckoning,' director Sorkin takes a more subdued approach (wvgazettemail.com)
- Why 'The Social Reckoning' Failed to Notify Audiences at the Box Office (filmfocusonline.com)
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