Box Office: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Hits Wrong Notes as ‘Shang-Chi’ Stays No. 1

,” the Universal Pictures adaptation of the smash Broadway musical, didn’t strike a chord with moviegoers.

Platt reprised his role as Evan Hansen, an anxious high school student who finds himself tangled in a lie that spirals out of control. Manybecause Platt is 27 years old and doesn’t look like a teenager. Audiences, at least the few who bought a ticket on opening weekend, appeared to be less distracted by a high schooler with 5 o’clock shadow. Moviegoers awarded the film an “A-” CinemaScore, which is exponentially better than its 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.

” had no trouble staying atop domestic charts, even in its fourth weekend of release. The Disney and Marvel superhero adventure added a solid $13.3 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic tally to $196.5 million, a pandemic record.

A wakeup call for the nepotistic Platts

Next time, cast high school actors!

Only marketing I've seen for it has been on Twitter and by marketing I mean puff piece articles for the actors. Didn't even know it was a musical till I saw this tweet...

With the Tonys this weekend and the BroadwaysBack special, they should have made this available OnDemand at Home. Probably would have had a much better opening had they done that. The reviews probably didn’t help either.

Maybe they shouldn’t rush a production for a dude 10 years too old.

It wasn't even playing at the theater near me and a friend of mine was saying the same thing. So it probably could've done better?

we just don't want to see 30 year-olds in high school. gross.

Well I don't expect this movie to break records because it's not a Marvel movie or a blockbuster film. But I hope the movie surpasses its 28 million dollar budget before Venom Let There Be Carnage grabs every once attention.🥺🙏

If the studio cast actual actors in their high school years, then it might’ve been a solid hit.

I seen it on Friday and my god is really a cringeworthy moments of 2021 and I love musical movie but DearEvanHansen is not the best movie.

I think Ben Platt would have been fine without all the makeup if all the actors were also as old as he is. In Raimi’s Spider-Man, sure they all look older than high schoolers but it sort of fades away as you watch because at least it’s consistent.

Dude is almost 30 and looks like he is 30. They should have recast the role. Just wasn't believable watching a 30 year old playing a teenager. DearEvanHansen

Well yeah he looks like a weirdo trying to blend in with kids nobody wants to see that

How many people are going to the movies now? Would you risk it?

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