But while The Bling Ring grossed just $19.1 million, which considering its $8 million budget was still a good haul, the film mostly went unnoticed as it was released on the same week as Man Of Steel and This Is The End.
Released back in 2013, the anticipation and hype surrounding The Bling Ring suggested that it was going to be the film that paved the way for Emma Watson to become a bona-fide Hollywood A-lister.
It didn’t quite materialize in that fashion, although Beauty And The Beast’s success means that is firmly a reality now.
That doesn’t diminish the fact that The Bling Ring is still probably the best proof yet of Emma Watson’s capabilities as a comedic actress, while she is so deliciously evil that she was able to instantly emerge from the shadow of Harry Potter, even if not too many people were around to see it.