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Roofman Fails to Soar: Critically Acclaimed Film Struggles at Box Office
20 Oct
Summary
- Roofman earns strong reviews but disappoints at box office
- Film's $17.2M earnings fall short of $18M production budget
- Outperforms recent releases like The Brutalist and The Roses
As of October 20th, 2025, Paramount Pictures' comedy crime biopic Roofman is facing a tough run at the box office. Despite receiving strong reviews from critics and audiences, with an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film's financial performance has fallen short of its $18 million production budget.
Roofman, which stars Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, has earned just over $17 million worldwide so far, with the majority of that revenue, around 90%, coming from the North American market. The film had an $8.1 million opening weekend, but then saw a 54% drop in its second week, earning only $3.7 million.
While Roofman has outperformed several recent releases, such as the Oscar-winning The Brutalist ($15.4 million) and the satirical comedy The Roses ($15.2 million), which both flopped, its current projections estimate a final gross between $22 million and $27 million. This would still leave the film well below its production budget, highlighting the challenge of achieving commercial success even with critical acclaim.
