April 29, 2025 9:00 am

Director Eli Roth Blames COVID for His 2024 Box Office Bomb 'Borderlands'
Director Eli Roth Blames COVID for His 2024 Box Office Bomb 'Borderlands'

Director Eli Roth Blames COVID for His 2024 Box Office Bomb ‘Borderlands’

As one of the worst-reviewed movies of 2024, Borderlands came and went at the box office to little fanfare. The big-budget video game adaptation directed by Eli Roth managed to gross just $33 million at the box office despite a star-studded cast that included the likes of Academy Award-winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis. Reflecting on the failure of the film now, Roth admits that “we got our asses handed to us,” and blames the COVID-19 pandemic for many of the film’s shortcomings.

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​It had everything it needed to succeed, but unfortunately, ‘Borderlands’ became one of 2024’s worst movies. Read More