Vary at BuzzFeed) Smith’s decision to follow 2008’s Seven Pounds with a prolonged absence from movie-making - returning to movies with last summer’s Men in Black 3 – may hurt his brand. But if Shyamalan is at fault, there maybe hope for the movie: his The Last Airbender – perceived as a flop -actually did reasonably well, thanks to strong showings in foreign markets.īlame Will Smith ( Adam B. Night Shyamalan ( Richard Corliss at TIME) Long past coasting on the success of Sixth Sense (way back in 1999), movies like Lady in the Water and The Happening were critical and commercial misfires. So what went wrong? Here are six theories from a variety of Monday-morning pundits:īlame director M. ( MORE: Richard Corliss’s review of After Earth)
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Although Will Smith has a long history of bringing audiences to the theaters, his future-dystopic After Earth-in which he co-stars with his son Jaden-made a mere $27 million in its first weekend in theaters, landing it in third place, behind Fast & Furious 6 (now in its second week atop the rankings) and surprise contender Now You See Me. Follow Richard Corliss recounts in this weekend’s box-office report, it has not been a great couple of days for the Smith family.