The 3x Oscar-nominated Damien Chazelle-directed early Hollywood epicBabylonwill hitParamount+on Feb. 21 in U.S and Canada, which is 61 days after its theatrical window.
The Paramount/C2 movie which stars Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Lukas Haas will also debut in U.K., Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Latin America, Brazil and South Korea on Paramount+ later this year.
Babylonis up for three Academy Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design.
Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, ‘Babylon’ 2022Everett Collection
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The movie, inspired by real-life Hollywood players from the 1920s, follows an ambitious cast of characters The Silent Film Superstar (Pitt), the Young Starlet (Robbie), the Production Executive (Calva), the Musical Sensation (Jovan Adepo) and the Alluring Powerhouse Performer (Li Jun Li) who are striving to stay on top of the raucous 1920s Hollywood scene and maintain their relevance at a time when the industry is moving on to the next best thing.
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Babylon,shot during the pandemic for $80M in Santa Clarita, CA, was a big awards season swing for Paramount which unfortunately came up short: At the pics budget level, it would have needed to make $250M worldwide at the box officeto hit breakeven.
The pic encountered not just competition fromAvatar: The Way of Waterover its Christmas opening weekend, but snowstorms which impacted business resulting in a $3.6M 3-day opening.
The pic finaled at $15.3M, did better overseas with $41M where these key in of auteur-driven movies work, for a global box office of $56.3M.
