It’s the musical and cinematographic bet of the moment. In the biopic “Better Man”, which traces his career from the beginnings of Take That to the huge concert in front of 125,000 people in 2003, Robbie Williams is played on screen by… a monkey! “ In a way, we humans all feel unique, special, different… If you add an element of fame to that feeling, then you are likely to consider yourself lonely, or even a stranger on this planet. Showing yourself as a monkey is what can best represent this type of feeling. » attests to Parisian the English popstar, whose body has been mapped just like her face with “ 120 different expressions “. And the result is as stunning as it is successful in this musical comedy-style film!
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Robbie Williams less popular than Amy Winehouse
If the press, French and international, is unanimous, the first box office scores are very disappointing. While its budget is estimated at 115 million dollars, “Better Man” only collected 15 million dollars at the worldwide box office, including barely 2 million as much on American soil (where it never broke through). than in his native country, where he is nevertheless a superstar. Will the arrival of the film in French theaters since Wednesday January 22 allow the film to reverse the trend? While Robbie Williams has increased the number of interviews in our regions, the first results are still timid.
-In one day, the film “Better Man” totaled 12,840 French admissions on 530 screens. Taking into account the screenings organized as previews, the figure rises to 21,759 spectators. A lukewarm start for the biopic, which is far from recent releases in the genre. In 2024, “Back to Black” on Amy Winehouse had motivated 49,000 curious people in 24 hours, while “Bob Marley: One Love” had created a surprise with 197,950 admissions in a single day. All that remains is to wait for the first week’s score to see if “Better Man” will benefit from positive word of mouth!
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