The Kathryn Bigelow movie Detroit, set in the 1967 Detroit Riot, grossed only $7 mil in its first full week giving it $10 mil total, according to Box Office Mojo, ranking it 8th in movies premiering last week. It's budget was $34 mil. So unless it catches some buzz it is looking like a bottom line bust.

Variety gives it some hope by noting:
"Rotten Tomatoes, which has fallen under scrutiny from some studio executives for having the capability to keep viewers away who might otherwise enjoy a movie, can’t be blamed for this one. “Detroit’s” aggregate score gleams 88 percent fresh. It wasn’t really for lack of audience enthusiasm either. Exit polls show over 80 percent of the audience gave the movie positive marks, and over 60 percent indicated that they would definitely recommend it. Those numbers typically give the distributor hope that word of mouth will help boost the movie’s long-term financials. But what got “Detroit” in this situation in the first place that it now has to work from behind?"

Has anybody seen it? What is your take? I'm hoping to do, maybe today as it is free popcorn Tuesday.