Yet, in this specifically challenging theatrical environment, the mere $11m debut weekend isn’t just a relative failure, but an all-too-predictable disappointment. And Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, currently in production, began life as a Paramount picture before they got cold feet after Silence flopped. Fair or not, Paramount’s 2018 fate rests entirely with Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible Fallout and the Transformers prequel Bumblebee. Give or take some genuine stinkers, the movies were good, but the audience was gone. It's ghastly news for those who want to see movies like Annihilation on the big screen.

Source: Forbes February 26, 2018 15:01 UTC