Steven Soderbergh's mid-budget thriller 'Black Bag' has faced disappointment at the box office, earning only $37 million against a $44 million budget. Known for his success in this genre, Soderbergh expressed frustration regarding the film's reception. He worries that this outcome may signal a dangerous trend for mid-budget films in the industry, especially as the audience for such films appears to be dwindling. Despite its attractive cast and positive reviews, the film's performance has left him reconsidering his future projects, emphasizing the need for true inspiration before diving back into epic filmmaking.
The people we needed to come out didn't come out, and unfortunately, it's impossible to really know why.
My concern is that the rest of the industry looks at that result and just goes, 'This is why we don't make movies in that budget range for that audience.'
The middle ground, which we all don't want to admit is disappearing, seems to be really disappearing.
It's the best-reviewed movie I've ever made in my career, and we've got six beautiful people in it, and they all did every piece of publicity we asked them to do.
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