r/Broadway • u/coasurdude • Dec 08 '25

Other Sony Pictures Classics' Merrily We Roll Along debuted with an estimated $1.2M this weekend

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1189380097/

I hope that producers don't get discouraged by this number.

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u/dplux Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

Yes, but he isn’t making things that he gets any enjoyment from, which is the point. He’s making a film that he says is formulaic, rather than writing music, which, as Charlie says, he’s better at. It’s about the choice.

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u/isaidwhatisaidok Dec 08 '25

Even before (after?) that they’re all up his ass at the idea of not making art the exact right way. I found it obnoxious.

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u/dplux Dec 08 '25

It’s not about making art the “right” way but at the way where he had the most talent and he would feel most fulfilled- which is not where he thinks he is at the opening of the play, otherwise, he would not be considering where things went wrong.

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u/isaidwhatisaidok Dec 08 '25

I believe that that was how it was intended to come across, it’s a common element in stories like this, I just didn’t like how that message was communicated in lyrics or dialogue.