{"id":2147144,"date":"2025-11-10T19:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2147144"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:01:40","slug":"sydney-sweeneys-boxing-biopic-christy-flops-at-the-theater-months-after-controversial-jeans-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sydney-sweeneys-boxing-biopic-christy-flops-at-the-theater-months-after-controversial-jeans-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney\u2019s Boxing Biopic \u2018Christy\u2019 Flops at the Theater Months After Controversial Jeans Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/sydney-sweeney-beams-during-romantic-193638273.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Sweeney\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Sydney Sweeney\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> new movie, <em>Christy<\/em>, didn\u2019t get the reception the studio hoped for \u2014 and flopped during its premiere weekend at the box office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film had a 67% on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/christy_2025_2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rotten Tomatoes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> as of Monday, November 10, and according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/chart\/worst_release_opening\/?by_release_scale=very_wide&amp;ref_=bo_csw_ac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Box Office Mojo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Box Office Mojo<\/a>, was listed among the 12 worst wide-release films ever shown on over 2,000 screens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/sydney-sweeneys-christy-worst-wide-box-office-openings-1-3-million-weekend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Wrap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Wrap<\/em><\/a> reported that <em>Christy<\/em> opened in 2,011 theaters and averaged approximately $649 at each venue. Of the few films that ranked worse, three came out in the 14 months following the March 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, when theaters were still reeling from pandemic shutdowns and safety mandates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sweeney, 28, stars as the titular character <strong>Christy Martin<\/strong>, and follows the story of Martin, 57, who was raised in a small town in West Virginia and went on to become a world famous boxer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the film\u2019s premiere came just months after the <em>Euphoria<\/em> star found herself <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/sydney-sweeney-brazenly-declares-she-220002658.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:at the center of backlash;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">at the center of backlash<\/a> due to her appearance in an American Eagle ad that some critics felt carried undertones reminiscent of eugenics.<\/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\">Eric Kowalsky \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The tagline in the ad \u2014 \u201cSydney Sweeney has great jeans\u201d \u2014 set off a firestorm of controversy with many slamming the actress for her participation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cGenes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color\u2026 my genes are blue,\u201d Sweeney said in the ad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Anyone But You<\/em> star recently addressed the backlash and seemingly shrugged off the criticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI did a jean ad. I mean, the reaction definitely was a surprise, but I love jeans,\u201d Sweeney said in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/sydney-sweeney-gq-cover-story-interview-men-of-the-year-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:GQ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>GQ<\/em><\/a> published on November 4. \u201cAll I wear are jeans. I\u2019m literally in jeans and a T-shirt every day of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/sydney-sweeneys-boxing-biopic-christy-flops-at-the-theater-months-after-controversial-jeans-ad\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sydney Sweeney\u2019s Boxing Biopic \u2018Christy\u2019 Flops at the Theater Months After Controversial Jeans Ad;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sydney Sweeney\u2019s Boxing Biopic \u2018Christy\u2019 Flops at the Theater Months After Controversial Jeans Ad<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>Globe<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Globe<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/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 new movie, Christy, didn\u2019t get the reception the studio hoped for \u2014 and flopped during its premiere weekend at the box office. The film had a 67% on Rotten Tomatoes as of Monday, November 10, and according to Box Office Mojo, was listed among the 12 worst wide-release films ever shown on over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2147145,"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":[363602,345266,342108,320249,309386],"class_list":["post-2147144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-christy","tag-christy-martin","tag-premiere-weekend","tag-rotten-tomatoes","tag-sydney-sweeney"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sydney-Sweeneys-Boxing-Biopic-\u2018Christy-Flops-at-the-Theater-Months.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147144","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=2147144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2147146,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147144\/revisions\/2147146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2147145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}