Margot Robbie Is Right - It Makes No Sense That Her Oscar-Nominated, Star-Studded Movie Totally Bombed at the Box Office

Back in the day, it took decades for cinematic flops such as Vertigo, Blade Runner, and The Thing to be reclaimed as unsung masterpieces. In the digital age, when media and editorialization spread faster than ever, movies don't even have to wait two years to be revisited with new eyes. Released in December 2022, Babylon crashed and burned at the box office like the silent era, grossing $16 million in the U.S. on a $110 million budget. While it had its defenders, disparaging critics were appalled by Damien Chazelle's maximalist — if not crass — portrait of Hollywood in the late 1920s during the transition to talking pictures. Not long after the press declared Babylon a shameless exercise in director indulgence, the film spawned a cult following online, which gained a powerful ally recently in star Margot Robbie, who remains rightfully baffled by the film's failure with the public.