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Nepo Bust: How Nepo Baby Directors Made Some of the Biggest Flops of the Year, From ‘Red One’ to ‘The Watchers’


Nepo baby directors had flops like 'Red One,' 'The Watchers' and more in 2024.

“The first inclination is to say, ‘I want as much money for my budget and as many shooting days as possible.’ But you may come to regret that because in many ways you’re setting yourself up for failure and scrutiny,” says Peter Newman, head of the MBA/MFA graduate dual degree program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. And though Destry Allyn Spielberg worked with a budget closer to standard for her feature debut, “Please Don’t Feed the Children,” the film was plagued by negative headlines. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, says the film continues to stick around in the top 10 after bowing on Dec. 5 on Prime, where it amassed a staggering 50 million streams in its first weekend.

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