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Taika Waititi attacks critics as Klara and the Sun struggles at box office
Taika Waititi has criticised film reviewers after *Klara and the Sun*, his adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, opened to very low box-office returns. He called critics “irrelevant” and “obsolete”, arguing that audience ratings matter more to him; the dispute highlights the gap between viewers’ and critics’ responses as the film struggles commercially.
The film reportedly cost $44m (£32.8m) to make but earned $701,000 in its first North American weekend across 880 cinemas, then fell 79% to $145,000 in its second weekend. Its Rotten Tomatoes audience score was 74%, compared with 26% from 90 critics’ reviews. In the UK, it opened with £176,000 across 368 venues.
In short
- Waititi attacked critics after his film opened poorly.
- The film cost $44m and made $701,000 in its first North American weekend.
- Audience and critics’ Rotten Tomatoes scores differed sharply.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “‘Sad lost souls’: Taika Waititi lambasts critics after Klara and the Sun box-office disaster”.