To put that box-office return in perspective, Megalopolis ranked sixth behind Devara: Part 1, a three-hour Telugu-language action epic playing on about half as many screens. Moreover, such an underperformance fell wildly short of pre-release “tracking” estimates which had Ford’s two-hour and 18-minute ensemble opus — its cast includes Nathalie Emmanuel,

Francis Ford Coppola's $120 million passion project only cleared $4 million in its domestic debut after receiving the disastrous audience score and divided reviews.

Megalopolis opened with a disappointing $4 million at the domestic box office, despite boasting a star-studded cast and direction by Francis Ford Coppola. The film currently holds a 49% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 55 out of 100 on Metacritic based on early reviews.