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After barely squeezing past a box office milestone,
The Bride!
is expected to lose Warner Bros. $90 million.
Starring Christian Bale
and Jessie Buckley,
The Bride!
was released in theaters on March 6 and bombed at the box office in its opening weekend, and its second weekend only made matters worse, dropping 70%. Suffice to say, the film has been a financial failure, earning just over $20 million to date against its sizable $90 million budget.
Now, according to
Variety
, studio insiders believe
The Bride!
will lose Warner Bros. about $90 million
once marketing costs are taken into account. While Warner Bros., especially studio heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, are coming off a big year with box office hits like
Sinners
,
Weapons
,
A Minecraft Movie
, and
The Conjuring: Last Rites
, their luck appears to be waning lately.
Additionally, Paul Thomas Anderson's
One Battle After Another
, despite winning six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, stalled at just under $210 million (against its big $130–175 million budget) and is expected to lose Warner Bros. nearly $100 million after theaters take their cut. In turn,
WB's impending sale to Paramount
could signal the end of its auteur-friendly era.
Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, inspired by the 1935 film
Bride of Frankenstein
, which was based on Mary Shelley's iconic novel,
The Bride!
is set
in 1930s Chicago and follows Frankenstein as he enlists Dr. Euphronius to craft a companion
. Together, they revive a murdered woman as the Bride – igniting romance, attracting police attention, and stirring dramatic social upheaval.
In addition to Christian Bale and recent Oscar winner Jessie Buckley (
Hamnet
), the cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, Penélope Cruz, John Magaro, Matthew Maher, Zlatko Burić, Jeannie Berlin, Julianne Hough, and Louis Cancelmi.
In addition to underperforming at the box office,
The Bride!
has received mixed reviews
, resulting in a 58% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics claiming that it careens through so many wild creative paths that it feels both chaotic and brilliant, unleashed with the reckless energy of a mad scientist.
The Bride!
has a slightly better 70% Rotten Tomatoes score from audiences, who feel that it boldly marches down the aisle with flair and gusto, provoking divided responses – some doubt its cohesion, while many others are willing to fully embrace it without hesitation.
Release Date
March 6, 2026
Runtime
126 Minutes
Director
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Writers
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Producers
Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, Maggie Gyllenhaal
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# Christian Bale's New R-Rated Sci-Fi Movie Expected To Lose Warner Bros. \$90M After Barely Squeezing Past A Box Office Milestone

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After barely squeezing past a box office milestone, [***The Bride\!***](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-bride/) is expected to lose Warner Bros. \$90 million.
[Starring Christian Bale](https://screenrant.com/christian-bale-best-movies-ranked/) and Jessie Buckley, *The Bride\!* was released in theaters on March 6 and bombed at the box office in its opening weekend, and its second weekend only made matters worse, dropping 70%. Suffice to say, the film has been a financial failure, earning just over \$20 million to date against its sizable \$90 million budget.
Now, according to [*Variety*](https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/warner-bros-one-battle-after-another-sinners-oscar-wins-paramount-sale-1236691400/), studio insiders believe ***The Bride\!* will lose Warner Bros. about \$90 million** once marketing costs are taken into account. While Warner Bros., especially studio heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, are coming off a big year with box office hits like *Sinners*, *Weapons*, *A Minecraft Movie*, and *The Conjuring: Last Rites*, their luck appears to be waning lately.
Additionally, Paul Thomas Anderson's *One Battle After Another*, despite winning six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, stalled at just under \$210 million (against its big \$130–175 million budget) and is expected to lose Warner Bros. nearly \$100 million after theaters take their cut. In turn, [WB's impending sale to Paramount](https://screenrant.com/paramount-warner-bros-merger-hollywood/) could signal the end of its auteur-friendly era.
Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, inspired by the 1935 film *Bride of Frankenstein*, which was based on Mary Shelley's iconic novel, [*The Bride\!* is set](https://screenrant.com/the-bride-2026-official-trailer/) **in 1930s Chicago and follows Frankenstein as he enlists Dr. Euphronius to craft a companion**. Together, they revive a murdered woman as the Bride – igniting romance, attracting police attention, and stirring dramatic social upheaval.
In addition to Christian Bale and recent Oscar winner Jessie Buckley (*Hamnet*), the cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, Penélope Cruz, John Magaro, Matthew Maher, Zlatko Burić, Jeannie Berlin, Julianne Hough, and Louis Cancelmi.

Jessie Buckley leaning forward and screaming in The Bride
In addition to underperforming at the box office, [*The Bride\!* has received mixed reviews](https://screenrant.com/the-bride-movie-review/), resulting in a 58% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics claiming that it careens through so many wild creative paths that it feels both chaotic and brilliant, unleashed with the reckless energy of a mad scientist.
***The Bride\!*** has a slightly better 70% Rotten Tomatoes score from audiences, who feel that it boldly marches down the aisle with flair and gusto, provoking divided responses – some doubt its cohesion, while many others are willing to fully embrace it without hesitation.

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After barely squeezing past a box office milestone, [***The Bride\!***](https://screenrant.com/db/movie/the-bride/) is expected to lose Warner Bros. \$90 million.
[Starring Christian Bale](https://screenrant.com/christian-bale-best-movies-ranked/) and Jessie Buckley, *The Bride\!* was released in theaters on March 6 and bombed at the box office in its opening weekend, and its second weekend only made matters worse, dropping 70%. Suffice to say, the film has been a financial failure, earning just over \$20 million to date against its sizable \$90 million budget.
Now, according to [*Variety*](https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/warner-bros-one-battle-after-another-sinners-oscar-wins-paramount-sale-1236691400/), studio insiders believe ***The Bride\!* will lose Warner Bros. about \$90 million** once marketing costs are taken into account. While Warner Bros., especially studio heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, are coming off a big year with box office hits like *Sinners*, *Weapons*, *A Minecraft Movie*, and *The Conjuring: Last Rites*, their luck appears to be waning lately.
Additionally, Paul Thomas Anderson's *One Battle After Another*, despite winning six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, stalled at just under \$210 million (against its big \$130–175 million budget) and is expected to lose Warner Bros. nearly \$100 million after theaters take their cut. In turn, [WB's impending sale to Paramount](https://screenrant.com/paramount-warner-bros-merger-hollywood/) could signal the end of its auteur-friendly era.
Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, inspired by the 1935 film *Bride of Frankenstein*, which was based on Mary Shelley's iconic novel, [*The Bride\!* is set](https://screenrant.com/the-bride-2026-official-trailer/) **in 1930s Chicago and follows Frankenstein as he enlists Dr. Euphronius to craft a companion**. Together, they revive a murdered woman as the Bride – igniting romance, attracting police attention, and stirring dramatic social upheaval.
In addition to Christian Bale and recent Oscar winner Jessie Buckley (*Hamnet*), the cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, Penélope Cruz, John Magaro, Matthew Maher, Zlatko Burić, Jeannie Berlin, Julianne Hough, and Louis Cancelmi.

In addition to underperforming at the box office, [*The Bride\!* has received mixed reviews](https://screenrant.com/the-bride-movie-review/), resulting in a 58% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics claiming that it careens through so many wild creative paths that it feels both chaotic and brilliant, unleashed with the reckless energy of a mad scientist.
***The Bride\!*** has a slightly better 70% Rotten Tomatoes score from audiences, who feel that it boldly marches down the aisle with flair and gusto, provoking divided responses – some doubt its cohesion, while many others are willing to fully embrace it without hesitation.

**Release Date**March 6, 2026
**Runtime**126 Minutes
**Director**Maggie Gyllenhaal
**Writers**Maggie Gyllenhaal
**Producers**Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, Maggie Gyllenhaal
- 
Jessie Buckley
The Bride
- 
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