Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe rom-com may be showing signs of life.After being written off as a theatrical proposition, Paramount’s “The Lost City” appears to be scoring with audiences.
The film, which puts a fresh coat of varnish on “Romancing the Stone” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” earned $2.5 million in Thursday previews.
The movie isn’t just relying on a meet cute premise, it is also bolstered by some star power in the form of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.
It may also help that Bullock has hinted that “The Lost City” will be her last big screen appearance for awhile (at least if you don’t count her cameo in Brad Pitt’s “Bullet Train” this summer).
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