Kristen Wiig is opening up about her fan-favorite movie Bridesmaids .
During a recent appearance on Good Hang with fellow Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler , the 52-year-old actress, who co-wrote the comedy film and starred in it, shared that she initially thought the movie was a flop.
“I remember after opening weekend, they were like, ‘Well, we tried,’” she said. “And we were like, ‘Sorry.’”
The movie opened to $26 million in it’s first weekend, just behind Thor , but then it eventually grossed $306 million at the worldwide box office throughout it’s theatrical run.
“We just thought, like, that was it. And then I think just more and more people kept seeing it and then it kind of happened later,” Kristen said, adding that the movie was a “grower.”
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