Ben Stilleropens up aboutZoolander 2s box office when it premiered, saying he felt blindsided by the results.
It was released in 2016 andopened to $15.9M over a Valentines weekend.
The film grossed domestically $29M with a $50M budget.
Ben Stiller in a scene from ‘Zoolander 2’Philippe Antonello / Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
I thought everybody wanted this, Stiller said on David Duchovnys podcastFail Better(viaPeople).
And then its like, Wow, I must have really f***ed this up.
Everybody didnt go to it.
And its gotten these horrible reviews.
And it definitely affected me for a long time.
Even if somebody said, Well, why dont you go do another comedy or do this?
I probably could have figured out something to do.
But I just didnt want to, he added.
I was just hurt.
Finding yourself in terms of what creatively you want to be and do, I I always loved directing.
I always loved making movies.
