Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi opus Megalopolis—a dud at the box office—debuts on digital streaming this week.
Megalopolis debuted in theaters on September 27. The film crumbled at the box office in its opening weekend, however, earning, per The Numbers, a paltry $4 million at 1,854 theaters domestically.
Deadline reported that Coppola self-financed the $120 million independent production, which was distributed domestically by Lionsgate. The $120 million production budget did not include prints and advertising costs.
When to Stream reported that Megalopolis will be released on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, November 12. Although When to Stream is typically accurate with its PVOD release date reports, the release date was not announced or confirmed by Lionsgate and is subject to change.
Megalopolis is available for pre-order on digital platforms including Prime Video, AppleTV+ and VUDU for $24.99, which is also the film’s purchase price.
Digital rentals—which are good for a 48-hour period—are typically $5 less than the purchase price, so viewers can expect to rent Megalopolis for $19.99.
What Is ‘Megalopolis’ About?
The summary for the movie reads, “Megalopolis is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.
“Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.”
Rated R, Megalopolis also stars Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, Jason Schwartzman and Dustin Hoffman.
In additon to directing Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola—the architect of such films classics as The Godfather trilogy, Apolcalpyse Now, Tucker: The Man and His Dream and Bram Stoker’s Dracula—wrote the screenplay for the film as well.
Megalopolis struggled with both critics and viewers Rotten Tomatoes critics collectively gave Megalopolis a 46% “rotten” rating based on 279 reviews, while the film’s RT Audience Score was 35% “rotten” based on 500-plus verified user ratings.
According to The Numbers, Megalopolis made $11.5 million at the worldwide box office, with 7.6 million of that coming from North American theaters.
Megalopolis is expected to debut on PVOD on Tuesday.
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