Why Was Billy Eichner's 'Bros' a Bust?
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2022
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Former "Billy on the Street" star Billy Eichner’s road to cinematic history has been a bumpy one. Even though his film “Bros” is getting rave reviews, it has tanked at the box office. This is disappointing news for the first ever studio-backed gay rom-com with a wide theatrical release. Billy is beyond bummed and is lashing out. He took to Twitter over the weekend to call out straight people for not showing up to support the movie, calling them “homophobic weirdos.” Is Billy right - did homophobia keep “Bros” from being a box office success, or are there other factors at play?
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| 0:00.0 | Brooke, I think it's safe to say that when you're trying something new, the road towards progress can be very rocky I mean you and I have tried our fair share of new things |
| 0:18.0 | Yeah, and it's not always smooth. Yeah, I mean I can't help but think of when even the rich started and yeah you |
| 0:25.5 | know we tried to hide in an underground bunker. Still try sometimes. It was brutal. |
| 0:31.6 | Yeah it was tough but it, it was tough. |
| 0:33.0 | But it looks like another comedian can relate at least to the attempt at trying something new, |
| 0:39.2 | something big, Billy Eichner, who many probably know from his comedy game show, Billy on the Street, |
| 0:46.2 | has written and starred in a new movie called Bro's, which is making history as the first |
| 0:51.6 | studio gay-ROM to have a wide theatrical release. |
| 0:55.4 | Yeah, but despite a lot of really great reviews, Bro's bombed at the box office, |
| 1:01.0 | it's opening weekend and Billy Eichner thinks he knows why. |
| 1:05.2 | And he says it's got nothing to do with ticket prices or theater safety, so. |
| 1:10.1 | Yeah, he's got to take it to the streets. |
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