Also, it's just now being expanded to more theaters and is taking in a respectable $3,000/theater.
It's also a Michael Bay film. There are certain people who generally like these types of movies that will not go near a Bay film because they consider him a horrible director.
At 33 million dollars, it’s made a LOT more money than any of the “artistic” films promoted by the tens of millions dollars at the “liberally approved” Hollyword festivals like Sundance and France and the Oscars, hasn’t it?
What was its budget?
| Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| 1995 | Bad Boys | 43%[77] |
| 1996 | The Rock | 66%[78] |
| 1998 | Armageddon | 39%[79] |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | 25%[80] |
| 2003 | Bad Boys II | 23%[81] |
| 2005 | The Island | 40%[82] |
| 2007 | Transformers | 57%[83] |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 19%[84] |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 36%[85] |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain | 50%[86] |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | 18%[87] |
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | 59%[88] |
| Average | 40% |
The author MAY have a point in that 13 Hours is such an ambiguous title. Anyone who does not already know the Benghazi story in detail likely has no idea what this movie is about.
That’s a big part of why I won’t see it. Bay stinks. And honestly what do I gain from seeing it? It’s a sad story, I’m very familiar with it, I’ve seen the real images, don’t need them replaced or “enhanced”, and of course Michael Bay stinks.