Christy's Boxing Biopic: From Flop to Streaming Hit

0:00On April 27, Cindy Swiney's boxing biopic Christie tanked at the box office last year, but is blowing up now as one of the top trending movies on, HBO Max. The film stars Swiney as real-life champ Christie Martin, who rose to dominate women's boxing in the 1990s. Directed by David Mike Had, it dives into Martin's triumphs in the ring alongside her tough personal battles like family misunderstandings over her. Private life and vicious abuse from her husband and trainer, played by Ben Foster, who almost ended her life back in 2010. Box office numbers were brutal, opening to just $1,300,000 on November 7th, then crashing to $108,000 the next weekend. That drop is one of the worst ever for a wide release and the steepest second-week plunge on record. Swiney brushed it off back then, saying the movie was about real impact, not just ticket sales, and calling it the most meaningful project of her, career. The cast also includes Merit Weaver and Katie O'Brien, adding solid death.

1:03Now streaming on HBO Max, Christie proves audiences are finding it on their own terms, turning a theater flop into a streaming hit. I'm Corey with the story. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update. AI powered and always trending.