The biopic 'Back to Black' about Amy Winehouse has sparked controversy for its portrayal of the late singer, with critics noting it as exploitative and lacking in capturing her true essence. The film's box office performance has been disappointing, grossing $2.85M domestically in its opening weekend and a total domestic gross of $3.70M by the end of the week. Critics have criticized the movie for reducing Winehouse to superficial traits and tics, leaving her perspective at the edges and taking creative liberties with the truth.
Focus' Back To Black grossed $234K on Wednesday (from 2,010 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $3.70M. #BackToBlack #BoxOffice https://t.co/X2vD7RlXwM
There's a new Amy Winehouse biopic: no, no, no, our critic writes. https://t.co/kF5jJWV1wS
Focus' Back To Black grossed $358K on Tuesday (from 2,010 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $3.47M. #BackToBlack #BoxOffice https://t.co/ISqaTC5NY8
Apple Music ranks Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ as the 8th best album of all time. https://t.co/E1jLTJ0C10
Focus' Back To Black grossed $274K on Monday (from 2,010 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $3.11M. #BackToBlack #BoxOffice https://t.co/VOJeOB997D
The facts get softened and shuffled for an Amy Winehouse biopic that leaves her perspective at the edges. https://t.co/kF5jJWVzmq
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“Back to Black” is far from the first biopic that smooths the edges off real people for the Hollywood treatment. But because the movie’s stated aim is to re-center Amy Winehouse in her own story, "it feels gross," our critic writes. https://t.co/kF5jJWV1wS
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Fact-Checking the Amy Winehouse Biopic In order to turn the tragic life of Winehouse into a traditional Hollywood biopic, the “Back to Black” filmmakers took some creative liberties with the truth. More: https://t.co/a73iW8rIGj https://t.co/5gUKYFHvoJ
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With “Back to Black,” the new biopic about Amy Winehouse, our critic writes that the film leaves the singer's perspective at the edges. https://t.co/Hc3OWksyJn
Amy Winehouse Biopic ‘Back to Black’ Has a Disappointing Opening Weekend https://t.co/I61OExYIuy
Box office rehab iminent. Amy Winehouse's biopic BACK TO BLACK was silenced by audiences--debuting with just $2.8M in over 2,000+ theaters.
Focus' Back To Black debuted with an estimated $2.85M domestically this weekend (from 2,010 locations). #BackToBlack #BoxOffice https://t.co/2kG189Zllx
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No work of fiction could ever fully capture Amy Winehouse’s liveliness and originality—but the new biopic “Back to Black” reduces the singer to "superficial traits and tics, for other people to project their feelings upon," @skornhaber writes. https://t.co/DytN4LG0Y3
Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black is exploitative and tone-deaf https://t.co/PBj4PloEHz