Het leek, zeker na de reacties, een makkelijke taak om de $14 miljoen dollar van Ridley Scott's House of Gucci te overtreffen van 'meest winstgevende drama'. Maar het tegenovergestelde gebeurde.
Er kwam tijdens het debuut ongeveer $10 miljoen dollar in het laatje met een dramatische recette van $4 miljoen dollar internationaal.
Door alle coronavertragingen raakte hoofdrolspeler Ansel Elgort in opspraak wegens beschuldigingen van wangedrag. En dit zorgt ervoor dat fans wel van de film houden, maar zich niet kunnen verzoenen met de aanwezigheid van de acteur. Lees hieronder een aantal reacties:
I'm boycotting West Side Story because I'm boycotting Ansel Elgort.
Hope you don't mind. pic.twitter.com/13rr2cbYk9-- Tessa (@Tessicat) December 12, 2021
i literally love rachel zegler with my whole entire heart and hate ansel elgort with every bone in my body. the duality of west side story (2021) :( pic.twitter.com/R5SjZq14FV
-- riyana🧃💌 (@_riyana_18) December 12, 2021
rachel zegler deserves an oscar solely for pretending to be in love with ansel elgort for two and a half hours
-- coraline 👻🎃🕷 (@CarolineLKinney) December 12, 2021
west side story remake was visually delicious! ansel elgort should never get to lead a film again! i believe in rachel zegler supremacy!
-- High Ram 🌿 (@HiramHorror) December 12, 2021
1. Ansel Elgort
-- shivi (@heyitsshivi) December 12, 2021
2. next to no promo
3. retelling the same story for the 37844982284th time (I get that it's Spielberg but still)
4. people saving to see no way home instead
you take your pick https://t.co/FVkGYrUzAO
WEST SIDE STORY made me believe in life after death.
-- Bibbs Conquers the Martians (@WilliamBibbiani) December 13, 2021
Because Ansel Elgort kills the whole movie every time he's on screen, and every time he leaves the rest of the cast brings it back to life again.
I know everyone hate Ansel Elgort but i beg you to go and see West Side Story. It is one of the best films of this year The Acting is phenomenal, the songs are catchy and the direction and cinematography are out of this world. Definitely one of Spielbergs best films.
-- Moonlight | Taylor's Day (@etins09) December 13, 2021
"Ansel Elgort is a bad person" and "west side story is a great opportunity that showcases a lot of new and extremely talented latinx actors" are two conversations that can and should coexist. Pls watch the movie if you can, support latinx talent. 🙏🏽
-- Diana Benitez 🎄🐌 (@DBenitez95) December 13, 2021
If you are seriously not seeing West Side Story, which uplifts countless up and coming actors and actresses of color and even contains trans / non-binary representation...because of Ansel Elgort...you aren't doing anyone any favors. https://t.co/ZXekJeYFqE
-- Symoneyay (@PoohhPeriodt) December 13, 2021
