The new George R. R. Martin movie is set for an opening weekend catastrophe. Martin is an author who is best known for the fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into the blockbuster HBO series Game of Thrones, which ran for eight seasons between 2011 and 2019. The critically and commercially successful franchise has already spawned the live-action prequel series House of the Dragon, which has already been renewed for the upcoming season 3, and the upcoming spinoff show A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
In spite of his television success, the author has not yet set a strong precedent for box office performance, because the only previous movie that has been adapted from a George R. R. Martin book is the 1987 sci-fi horror title Nightflyers, which starred cult film favorite Catherine Mary Stewart (The Apple, Night of the Comet). Nightflyers only grossed $1.1 million against its $3 million budget, but his new movie is the first one to test his mettle in theaters after he became a household name in the wake of Game of Thrones.
In The Lost Lands Is Set For A Devastating Debut
Its Opening Weekend Is Massively Underperforming
The new George R. R. Martin adaptation In the Lost Lands is turning out a dismal domestic debut. The Paul W. S. Anderson-directed fantasy movie stars Dave Bautista and Milla Jovovich as a hunter and a witch on a mission in a mythical land. Ahead of its release, In the Lost Lands reviews lambasted the project, collectively earning it a score of 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. This includes the 2 out of 10 review from ScreenRant‘s own Alex Harrison. Read an excerpt from his write-up below:
In the Lost Lands feels like someone tried to condense a multi-episode miniseries into a feature film, racing from plot point to plot point at the expense of anything that might’ve made me care about this narrative. The characters are mostly hollow, brittle shells, made up to resemble recognizable types and given no further thought.
Per Variety, as of Saturday morning, In the Lost Lands is projected to close out its opening weekend with a 3-day total under $1 million after an opening day of $385,000. This total pales in comparison to the movie’s $55 million budget, though it was fully financed using international sales. Because it is playing in 1,370 theaters, this will likely represent a per-screen average of less than $730. Even if it hit $730 exactly, it would tie with 2015’s Rock the Kasbah and 2021’s Land as the 219th worst opening weekend per-screen average of all time, per Box Office Mojo.
What This Means For In The Lost Lands
It Could Damage Martin’s Theatrical Reputation
While international sales may prevent the movie from being a proper box office bomb for Constantin Film, the performance of the In the Lost Lands release could very well prevent more George R. R. Martin movies from being adapted in the near future. Unless it becomes a runaway hit internationally, it seems highly unlikely that the movie will comes anywhere close to grossing higher than its budget in theaters, which could set a precedent that the author’s works only perform well on the small screen.
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Source: Variety & Box Office Mojo
In the Lost Lands
2/10
- Release Date
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March 7, 2025
- Runtime
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101 Minutes
- Director
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Paul W. S. Anderson
- Producers
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Jeremy Bolt, Kirk D’Amico, Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista, Jonathan Meisner