Who didn’t see this coming? The movie looked terrible, the writing looked terrible, and even the promos featuring all of Sandler’s friends looked terrible. Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star was released this past weekend and ended up being one of the worst flops in recent history.
To make matters even worse, the movie scored a historic and rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. The overall premise of the movie is just awful, as Nick Swardson plays a guy who learns his parents were porn stars and then goes on a quest to continue in their footsteps.
This is not like Sandler and his Happy Madison production company. Usually they put out pretty good stuff, and we all know Sandler puts out pretty good stuff. We are going to chalk this one up to a slight mis-step.
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star opened on Sept. 9, earning a dismal $1.5 million from 1,500 theaters to fall outside of the top 10 — one of the worst studio openings in recent times. Oddly, Bucky Larson received a B on CinemaScore.