Sydney Sweeney\u2019s<\/strong> latest film was not a financial success following harsh criticism over her American Eagle advertisement.<\/p>\n According to an article published in The<\/em> Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> on Sunday, August 17, 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 The film, directed by Tony Toast<\/strong>, first debuted in 2023 at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and is part of Lionsgate Premiere\u2019s film division. It stars the 27-year-old White Lotus<\/em> alum alongside Paul Walter Hauser<\/strong> and singer Halsey.<\/strong><\/p>\n A synopsis of the film on 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 However, despite the flick\u2019s low opening numbers, insiders told 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![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MEGA1323798_071-scaled.jpg\")
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