Why Blade Runner 2049 Bombed

Blade Runner 2049 was a rare breed of ambitious undertaking that doesn't come along every day. A $150-million sci-fi spectacle, a sequel to a more than 30-year-old film that itself didn't do too hot at the box office, all helmed by an auteur who'd wowed critics in the past but had never dealt with a film of this size and scope. It was a gamble...and it didn't pay off. But why did Blade Runner 2049 fail? Did it miss the mark? Was it too long? Or was it all, in the end, a numbers game? It's been several years since the film hit theaters, so let's take a deeper look at why Blade Runner 2049 bombed.