Director Steven Soderbergh Says 'Haywire' Is Doing "Terrible" At The Box Office

A TMZ reporter caught up with "Haywire" director Steven Soderbergh at some random airport baggage claim (I think it looks like LAX) to ask him his thoughts on the performance of "Haywire" in its opening weekend. Soderbergh summed it all up in one word: "Terrible". As the video below reminds us, Soderbergh has had many wildly successful films mixed in with quite a few underachievers, so he's really no stranger to less-than-stellar box office performance. This may be why he was incredibly gracious to the dude asking the silly questions. "Haywire", of course, features MMA fighter Gina Carano in the lead role of Mallory Kane, a highly trained government security operative whose agency turns on her, forcing her to flee to various spot around the world as she struggles to stay alive long enough to figure out why they're trying to kill her. Or, something.

"Haywire" has garnered largely positive critical reviews including positive ones from Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, The LA Times, Richard Roeper and Roger Ebert, and an 80% cumulative "Fresh" rating from critics on website Rotten Tomatoes. Pretty much all of them said Gina Carano kicks butt in the film. In its opening weekend, "Haywire" grossed $8.4 Million in box office sales, coming in 6th behind top performer "Underworld Awakening", which opened with a gross of $25.3 Million (and has a much lower positive review rating of 29%). Personally, I'd rather see Gina Carano kicking butt than Kate Beckinsale, but that's just me.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes