We Shouldn't Be Surprised That 'Better Man' Bombed at the Box Office

Despite being purchased for $25 million, Robbie Williams' music biopic, in which he is a monkey, was a box office disaster.

January 18, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Christopher Wang

James Mangold creates a musical biopic that isn’t brought down by the frequent tropes of the genre.

Like its subject musician,Better Manwalks in its own path.

Better Manis in theaters now.

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Robbie Williams, singing at a concert, as a chimpanzee in Better Man.

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