The original post: /r/movies by /u/kat_liketheanimal on 2024-12-23 05:30:07.

I just rewatched it, and I’m not seeing a huge discrepancy between this and Mamma Mia, which came out just a year later. They’re both ‘jukebox musicals’ of extremely popular groups, with comparable production qualities. While the ratings for AtU were slightly better… you would never be able to tell based on the box office outcomes. So, what gives?

Metacritic:

Mamma Mia

Critic Score - 51

User Score - 6.6

Across the Universe

Critic Score - 56

User Score - 71

Box Office:

MM

Budget - $52 Million

Gross - $694.6 Million

AtU

Budget - $70.8 Million

Gross - $29.4 Million