Despite rave reviews, Blade Runner 2049 is struggling in its opening weekend at the US box office after opening at over 4,000 sites.
Budgeted at $35m (£26.7m), the film is set to gross almost nine times that with a US box office total of $304.6m (£233m).
It’s not been the most successful year for Blade Runner 2049 producer Ridley Scott whose previous attempt to revisit one of his old franchises – Alien: Covenant – also failed to set the box office alight earlier this year.
The film’s lead Ryan Gosling may be a popular screen presence, but his most successful box office opening was – somewhat surprisingly – Crazy Stupid Love ($19.1m – £14.7m).