It’s an epic movie with a huge $150 million budget and stars Captain America himself, Anthony Mackie alongside Oscar winner Ben Kingsley, but you’d be forgiven for having no idea it even exists, let alone looks set to become one of the biggest box office flops of all time. Desert Warrior, backed and funded by Saudi Arabia as a sort of modern day answer to Lawrence of Arabia, opened in 1,010 North American theaters this weekend to a debut of just $472,111. That makes for a Per-Theater Average (PTA) of an astonishingly low $467. It’s the worst domestic opening for a major film this year and one of the worst in history — not the return you’d expect from the latest blockbuster directed by Rupert Wyatt, who reinvigorated 20th Century’s Planet of the Apes franchise. From a Saudi point of view, the intent with Desert Warrior is clear: kickstart Saudi Arabia’s expensively funded film industry and show off the country in a positive light to a western audience. But Desert Warrior was met with scathing reviews from critics and barely a whiff of interest from cinemagoers. Desert Warrior has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, and an IMDb rating of just 2.1/10. The Hollywood Reporter
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