John Travolta's latest movie, 'The Fanatic,' makes a mere $3,153
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}John Travolta's new movie, "The Fanatic," premiered this past weekend to extremely low box office earnings.
The stalker thriller, directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, pulled in an anemic $3,153 in 52 theaters across the country on Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Some theaters reportedly sold $10 worth of tickets -- or less.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The Fanatic" is the worst opening of Travolta's career and marks the actors' fourth consecutive cinema bomb. His top-grossing movie, 2007's "Hairspray," made $203 million.
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(Travolta said of working with Durst, "I didn't know Fred could write this well, I didn't know he could direct as well, and he blew my mind." (Reuters))
In his latest venture, the 65-year-old stars as Moose, an obsessive fan who begins to stalk a movie star. It was reportedly inspired by an experience of Durst's.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The film has also been savaged by critics. Its Rotten Tomatoes rating, a far-from fresh 17 percent.
Brian Tallerico from RogerEbert.com wrote: "'The Fanatic' hates fans. It hates actors. It hates tourists, shop owners and servants. It really, really hates autistic people. And it hates you. It's a movie that thinks you're an idiot, someone who won't see through its shallow provocations, illogical behavior and vile misanthropy."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Robert Abele of TheWrap described it in unkind terms as well, decrying an utter lack of characterization: "With no explanation for what the Moose's condition is — and boy, is what Travolta doing a choice — Durst and his main star have, rather than giving us a character, merely offered up a hapless, carnival figure of laughable madness, alternately impossible and improbable."
Travolta said of working with Durst, "I didn't know Fred could write this well, I didn't know he could direct as well, and he blew my mind."
John Travolta’s “Gotti” filmed earned a disappointing $1.6 million at the box office in its opening weekend. (AP)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Last year's box office and critical disaster for Travolta was “Gotti,” which premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. It made $1.6 million in its opening weekend, playing across some 500 screens.