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‘M3GAN’ 2.Oh No: Why Blumhouse & Atomic Monster Sequel Sputtered & Crashed At The Box Office
'M3GAN' wowed in her debut at the box office in 2023. But 'M3GAN 2.0' bombed. Here's why.
After becoming a surprise hit at the 2023 winter box office, fueled by a flaming hot dance TikTok meme, to the tune of $180 million worldwide off a $12M budget, there was no question that Blumhouse and Atomic Monster had to make a sequel to M3GAN. M3GAN’s fans caught her declaring “Hot M3G Summer” in a spot on the “Las Culturistas” podcast and doing viral custom intros to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild” video, which reached at least 2.6 million users on X. RelishMix noticed the gossip about M3GAN with “some taking umbrage with the look of the titular character, posting ‘That face looks CG, I liked the last one which was kind of a mask, and a mix of familiar and unfamiliar,’ and, ‘Is it me or did the graphics get worse?’ Meanwhile, some were already hedging their bets, sharing, ‘A movie which you know how exactly it’s gonna play out.’ As well, ‘Changing genres was a grave mistake.
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