London,
(ANI):
Angelina
Jolie
and
Johnny
Depp's
most
expected
film
The
Tourist
flopped
at
the
box
office.
Hollywood's
hottest
on-screen
couple
failed
to
grab
the
top
spot
at
the
US
box
office
where
couple"s
first
ever
film
together
was
set
to
take
less
than
20m
dollars
on
its
opening
weekend,
reports
the
Daily
Mail.
They
were
beaten
into
second
place
by
The
Chronicles
of
Narnia:
The
Voyage
of
the
Dawn
Treader.
The
third
film
made
out
of
C.S.
Lewis
fantasy
series
was
expected
to
take
just
over
30m
dollars
to
claim
the
top
spot.
Despite
the
pulling
power
of
Jolie
and
Depp,
the
thriller
set
in
Venice,
Italy,
failed
to
attract
moviegoers
having
received
many
poor
reviews.
Movie
experts
said
it
took
just
over
6m
dollars
on
Friday
and
7m
dollars
on
Saturday.
Hollywood
blogger
Nikkie
Finke
said
that
The
Tourist,
which
cost
100m
dollars
to
make,
under-performed
to
the
point
of
desperation.
Movie
experts
predict
it
will
be
pulled
from
US
theatres
in
a
matter
of
weeks
with
Hollywood
studio
Sony
hoping
it
performs
better
overseas.
The
Tourist
was
supposed
to
set
the
box
office
alight
with
the
pairing
of
Depp
and
Jolie.
They
are
the
two
biggest
names
in
Hollywood
and
their
previous
films
have
all
performed
spectacularly
at
the
box
office.
But
the
film
received
scathing
reviews
with
one
saying
the
film
crawls
at
a
snail''s
pace.
“Star
power
can
cover
up
a
multitude
of
shortcomings
in
a
film.
Turns
out
stupidity
isn't
one
of
them.
Nor
is
a
lack
of
chemistry
when
those
stars
are
tossed
into
the
same
orbit," another
reviewer
wrote.
“Throw
in
the
feeling
that
they
aren't
really
trying,
but
instead
showed
up
for
the
mondo
payday
and
the
first-rate
locations
and
you
have...
well,
you
have
The
Tourist,"
the
reviewer
added.