Jack Black’s new movie “Borderlands” struggled at the box office on opening weekend, just weeks after his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass cheered on the attempted assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. He later apologized after the backlash affected both himself and Black.
The 54-year-old actor’s movie opened on Friday, and as of Monday, it came in fourth place at the box office, earning $8.8 million, behind the likes of the third “Deadpool” movie, “Deadpool and Wolverine,” Blake Lively’s “It Ends With Us,” and “Twisters,” the Hollywood Reporter reported.
Black’s new film reportedly had a production budget of $115 million, according to Variety. And that’s not counting another $30 million in distribution and marketing costs, the outlet noted. It earned a 10% on Rotten Tomatoes and “D+” CinemaScore, per the outlet.
In the film, Black is…
