<P> King Arthur: Legend of the Sword grossed $39.2 million in the United States and Canada and $107 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $146.2 million, against a production budget of $175 million . </P> <P> In North America, the film was released alongside Snatched and was initially projected to gross around $25 million from 3,702 theatres during its opening weekend . It made $1.15 million from Thursday night previews at about 3,200 theatres, but after making just $5.3 million on Friday, weekend projections were lowered to $15 million . It ended up debuting to $15.4 million, finishing third at the box office . Deadline.com noted that due to the film's $175 million production budget, as well as at least an additional $100 million spent on marketing, the film was destined to be a box office bomb . Regarding the cost of the film, the site quoted one finance expert as saying: "Make original IP (intellectual property) for a cost effective price . If it works then spend more if necessary on the sequel . King Arthur should have been done for $60 M - $80 M. Warner Bros. had no reason to spend $175 M - plus on this picture ." Comparing its opening to cost, IndieWire called the film's failings "historic". The Hollywood Reporter noted that the film would likely lose about $150 million . In its second weekend the film grossed $7.2 million (a drop of 53.5%), finishing 5th at the box office . </P> <P> The film debuted at No. 1 in an estimated 29 countries, including Russia and Scandinavia, with openings to follow in the United Kingdom, France, South Korea, and Australia . Over its opening weekend, it made only $29.1 million worldwide, in 51 non-American countries . </P> <P> On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28% based on 201 reviews and an average rating of 4.6 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword piles mounds of modern action flash on an age - old tale--and wipes out much of what made it a classic story in the first place ." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating, the film has a score 41 out of 100 based 45 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B +" on an A+ to F scale; 56% of the opening weekend filmgoers were under the age of 35, and 59% were men . </P>

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