{"id":1966882,"date":"2025-08-18T15:51:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1966882"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:51:31","slug":"sydney-sweeneys-film-americana-struggles-at-box-office-amid-backlash-over-american-eagle-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeneys-film-americana-struggles-at-box-office-amid-backlash-over-american-eagle-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney\u2019s Film \u2018Americana\u2019 Struggles at Box Office Amid Backlash Over American Eagle Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Sydney Sweeney\u2019s<\/strong> latest film was not a financial success following harsh criticism over her American Eagle advertisement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to an article published in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/weapons-box-office-nobody-2-highest-to-lowest-1236346020\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The<\/em> <em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> on Sunday, August 17, <em>Americana<\/em> bombed at the box office in its opening weekend as it premiered in 1,123 theaters nationwide, grossing an estimated $500,000, which put the crime thriller in sixteenth place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film, directed by <strong>Tony Toast<\/strong>, first debuted in 2023 at the South by Southwest Film &amp; TV Festival and is part of Lionsgate Premiere\u2019s film division. It stars the 27-year-old <em>White Lotus<\/em> alum alongside <strong>Paul Walter Hauser<\/strong> and singer <strong>Halsey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A synopsis of the film on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt17676734\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:IMDB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">IMDB<\/a> reads: \u201cThe lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, despite the flick\u2019s low opening numbers, insiders told <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> they are in line with the \u201cmulti-platform strategy\u201d that the Lionsgate Premiere division follows, which aims for a niche audience, has a low marketing budget, and focuses on streaming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/sydney-sweeney-gets-dragged-comedian-170403195.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Enquirer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>National Enquirer<\/em><\/a> previously reported, the <em>Euphoria<\/em> star came under fire recently for her campaign with American Eagle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Richard B. Levine\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"669\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L84GeYxq1V0iGgun0RHxVg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2OTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_enquirer_328\/6b33bed78556765c4c436c69a7f9ad1c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard B. Levine\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sweeneydailyx\/status\/1948497621095477712\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:commercial;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">commercial<\/a>, Sweeney says, \u201cGenes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color,\u201d before she adds, \u201cmy jeans are blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video ends with the phrase, \u201cSydney Sweeney has great jeans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many fans deemed the video to be tone-deaf and argued it promoted eugenics and white supremacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney Sweeney\u2019s latest film was not a financial success following harsh criticism over her American Eagle advertisement. According to an article published in The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, August 17, Americana bombed at the box office in its opening weekend as it premiered in 1,123 theaters nationwide, grossing an estimated $500,000, which put the crime [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1966883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[338909,348305,348306,348307,34395,348304,344752,316628,309386],"class_list":["post-1966882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-american-eagle","tag-film-division","tag-financial-success","tag-harsh-criticism","tag-hollywood-reporter","tag-lionsgate-premiere","tag-paul-walter-hauser","tag-south-by-southwest","tag-sydney-sweeney"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sydney-Sweeneys-Film-\u2018Americana-Struggles-at-Box-Office-Amid-Backlash.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1966882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1966882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1966882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}