On November 7, Christy, the Sydney Sweeney-led biopic about Christy Martin, who in 2010 was stabbed, shot, and left for dead by her trainer and then-husband of 19 years, James, debuted with a dismal return. Though films of this size are not always projected to come away with a huge earning, Christy was a surprise for all the wrong reasons.
According to Box Office Mojo, Christy debuted at $1.3 million after its release, one of the worst all-time wide box office openings of a film its size. Sweeney took to social media to talk about how proud she was to be able to tell this story. However, that doesn’t mean much when you cannot stop talking about the controversy of a four-month-old ad.
