Earlier this week, we learned of Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick’s response to Borderlands’ “disappointing” silver screen debut, and now, Lionsgate CEO has commented publicly, too, saying that “nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong”.
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said in Take-Two’s own earnings call earlier this week that though “disappointing”, the movie hasn’t hurt the Borderlands video game series.
The adaptation generated just $4m across 3125 locations on its opening day, before quickly getting shifted onto streaming services.
“On Borderlands, nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong: it sat on the shelf for too long during the pandemic, and reshoots and rising interest rates took it outside the safety zone of our usual strict financial models,” the Lionsgate boss said during Thursday’s earnings call.