Billy Eichner Reacts To ‘Bros’ Going Bust At The Field Workplace: ‘Straight Folks Simply Didn’t Present Up’

“Bros” didn’t deliver massive audiences out to the theatre, and its star thinks he is aware of why.

In its opening weekend, the Judd Apatow produced comedy got here in fourth on the field workplace, incomes simply $4.8 million.

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That quantity put it properly behind the no. 1 film, “Smile”, which earned roughly $22 million, and behind holdovers “Don’t Fear Darling” and “The Lady King”, which every introduced in about $7 million.

After information of the less-than-stellar returns for “Bros”, co-writer and star Billy Eichner took to Twitter to share his response to his LGBTQ-themed rom-com flopping.

Describing seeing the film at a offered out theatre in L.A., Eichner mentioned the viewers “howled with laughter begin to end,” including, “I’m VERY happy with this film.”

However he additionally shared, “What’s additionally true is that at one level a theatre chain known as Common and mentioned they had been pulling the trailer due to the homosexual content material. (Uni satisfied them to not).”

Rolling Stone already has BROS on the record of the perfect comedies of the twenty first century. What’s additionally true is that at one level a theater chain known as Common and mentioned they had been pulling the trailer due to the homosexual content material. (Uni satisfied them to not). America, fuck yeah, and so on and so on.

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) October 2, 2022

Admitting “that’s simply the world we reside in, sadly,” Eichner pointed to the movie’s good critiques and nice CinemaScore score with audiences, and added, “straight individuals, particularly in sure components of the nation, simply didn’t present up.”

Everybody who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo ought to go see BROS tonight! You’ll have a blast! And it *is* particular and uniquely highly effective to see this explicit story on an enormous display, esp for queer people who don’t get this chance typically. I like this film a lot. GO BROS!!! ❤️🌈

— billy eichner (@billyeichner) October 2, 2022

Eichner additionally urged, “Everybody who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo ought to go see ‘BROS’ tonight!” promising, “You’ll have a blast!”

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Regardless of the low field workplace returns, the studio will doubtless be hoping that robust word-of-mouth offers the movie some endurance in theatres as they attempt to earn again its $22 million manufacturing finances.

Starring a wholly LGBTQ fundamental solid, the movie additionally options Luke Macfarlane, Bowen Yang, and extra.