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Babylon, Damien Chazelle’s period drama about 1920s Hollywood, was a total box office flop

Hollywood was shocked, said MovieWeb. It had Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie! Is Hollywood changing?

FandomWire: blame marketing. Plus, the crazy winter weather kept people inside

Looper thought it was a combination: A too-high budget, middling early reviews, a daunting run-time, and of course, competition with Avatar 2. Check out their video here

While GameRant argued that this is just what happens when you give auteur filmmakers a blank check for their vanity projects