# How ‘Klara And The Sun’ Got Blotted Out At the Box Office

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-klara-and-the-sun-got-blotted-out-at-the-box-office/
- Published: 2026-10-28T00:51:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T01:13:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/klara-and-the-sun-box-office-fail-1237201321/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Geopolitics, Politics, World

## Key points

- Klara and the Sun opened to $701,000 domestically.
- It played in 880 cinemas, averaging under $800 each.
- Sony insiders say its net cost was in the high $20 millions.

## Summary

Klara and the Sun, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams and directed by Taika Waititi, opened to just $701,000 in the US, despite a broader box-office recovery and interest in auteur-led films. Its weak debut raises questions about how a high-profile, original film aimed partly at women failed to find an audience.

The film played in 880 cinemas, averaging less than $800 per venue. Its reported direct cost was $44.3 million, with a contingency of $4.4 million and anticipated New Zealand subsidies of $7.55 million; Sony insiders put the net cost in the high $20 millions before marketing and distribution. The article says financiers Spyglass and TSG covered half the budget, limiting the potential losses.

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