Bros

2022 - 10 - 3

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'Bros' star Billy Eichner reacts to 'disappointing' box office opening (NBC News)

Billy Eichner has shared his thoughts regarding the meager box office opening for his LGBTQ romantic comedy “Bros,” writing that “straight people, ...

Though “Bros” carries a modest $22 million production budget, it will likely struggle to achieve profitability, considering its disappointing debut. “Last night I snuck in and sat in the back of a sold out theater playing ‘Bros’ in LA. And that’s disappointing but it is what it is.”

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Billy Eichner says straight people 'just didn't show up for Bros' at the ... (NPR)

The film is the first gay romantic comedy with a mostly LGBTQ cast to be given a wide release by a major studio. It took in a disappointing $4.8 million in ...

"Even with glowing reviews, great Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore etc,," tweeted the film's star, producer and co-writer, "straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn't show up for Bros. And it *is* special and uniquely powerful to see this particular story on a big screen, esp for queer folks who don't get this opportunity often." Even with glowing reviews, great Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore etc, straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros.

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Dot-Marie Jones Slams Low Turnout for 'Bros': 'It's Not Contagious, F ... (Variety)

After a low opening turnout in theaters for LGBTQ rom-com “Bros,” writer and star Billy Eichner wrote on Twitter Sunday that it was “disappointing” that ...

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Stop Saving the Rom-com (Vulture)

As an empty vessel of a genre, the romantic comedy is not worth saving, though what it once contained probably is. Imagine what Bros could be if it weren't ...

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How Optics and Inclusion Tussle for Space in 'Bros' (pride source.com)

Not all gay people are nice,” says Bobby Leiber, played by Billy Eichner as the lead character in “Bros,” the new Judd Apatow-produced feature which.

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'Bros' creator blames missing straight audiences for gay rom-com flop (FRANCE 24)

"Bros," billed as the first gay rom-com from a major Hollywood studio, flopped at the box office because straight people "just didn't show up," its creator ...

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Where Was Bros Filmed: Here's How 'Bros' Captured the Gay ... (Condé Nast Traveler)

Bros, the new (and delightfully new-fashioned) movie led by Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane, is the latest entry into the vast canon of Manhattan movies.

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