It may be one of the best-reviewed movies in recent memory, but, unfortunately, that didn't help Warner Bros.' buzzy "One Battle After Another" break out at the box office. The wildly acclaimed dark political action dramedy from director Paul Thoms Anderson ("There Will Be Blood") flopped on opening weekend, even though it did come in at number one domestically with $22 million domestically. However, that number is far too low to give this movie any hope of becoming a hit, even with unreasonably long legs.

"One Battle After Another" added another $26 million overseas for a global debut of $48 million. Against a budget of at least $130 million, with some estimates as high as $175 million, the film now faces an impossible uphill battle to become profitable. Barring a miracle we've not witne

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