Sydney Sweeney Defends Box Office Flop CHRISTY - "We Don't Always Make Art for the Numbers. We Make It for the Impact."
Sydney Sweeney’s latest film Christy is a biographical drama in which she portrays the trailblazing boxer Christy Martin. The movie was a passion project for Sweeney, and one she hoped would get viewers to pay homage to the real life person behind the story.
Unfortunately, the box office numbers have been dismal, but Sweeney is paying little attention to that, as ticket sales was not the reason she made this film.
“We don’t always just make art for numbers, we make it for impact,” Sweeney captioned a lengthy Instagram post. “And Christy has been the most impactful project of my life.”
Directed by David Michôd and co-starring Ben Foster, Merritt Weaver, and Katy O’Brian, Christy chronicles Martin’s rise to fame in the ring, as well as her coach-turned-husband’s attempted murder of her.
In Variety’s review, chief film critic Owen Gleiberman praised Sweeney’s transformative performance and described Christy as a “wrenching portrait of abuse, enabling, gaslighting, and just how far domestic violence can go.”
“This film stands for survival, courage, and hope. Through our campaigns, we’ve helped raise awareness for so many affected by domestic violence. We all signed on to this film with the belief that Christy’s story could save lives,” Sweeney said in her Instagram post.
“Thank you to everyone who saw, felt, and believed and will believe in this story for years to come. If Christy gave even one woman the courage to take her first step toward safety, then we will have succeeded.”
Christy was released on November 7th, and is currently playing exclusively in theatres.