Billy Eichner

"Straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn't show up for Bros,” Eichner says. "And that's disappointing but it is what it is."

“Even with glowing reviews, great Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore etc, straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros,” Eichner writes. “And it *is* special and uniquely powerful to see this particular story on a big screen, esp for queer folks who don’t get this opportunity often.” “Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go see BROS tonight! After starting on a high note, Eichner moves to the negative stuff. But after the unabashedly queer film underperformed at the box office over the weekend, Eichner [posted on Twitter](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1576684997095804928) to take the heterosexual masses to task. It was truly magical,” Eichner writes.

Billy Eichner reacted to his movie "Bros" flopping at the box office over its opening weekend, tweeting that "straight people ... just didn't show up."

we’re not dating,” he said at the New York City premiere of the Nicholas Stoller-helmed film. [Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo](https://pagesix.com/2022/06/06/billy-eichner-says-hollywood-is-homophobic-hypocritical/) should go see BROS tonight! “Even with glowing reviews, great Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore etc, straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros. [“f–king” his hunky co-star Macfarlane](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/21/billy-eichner-jokes-hes-fking-his-bros-co-star-luke-macfarlane/), 42, in real life and that the sex was “amazing.” “Bros,” which had a $22 million production budget, landed in fourth place at the box office, trailing behind “Smile” ($22 million), “Don’t Worry Darling” ($7.3 million) and “The Woman King” ($7 million). And it *is* special and uniquely powerful to see this particular story on a big screen, esp for queer folks who don’t get this opportunity often.

The first gay rom-com to be released by a major studio, starring and written by Eichner, made just $4.8 million in its opening weekend.

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Billy Eichner logged onto Twitter to vent his frustration, blaming “straight people” for not showing up to see the movie.

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And it *is* special and uniquely powerful to see this particular story on a big screen, esp for queer folks who don’t get this opportunity often. He concluded the thread with “Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go see BROS tonight! On Sunday, the 44-year-old tweeted that he slipped into a sold-out L.A. [the positively reviewed film](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-29/bros-review-eichner-macfarlane-gay-romantic-comedy). The movie is the first romantic comedy about gay men produced by a major studio, and, as Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane make an endearing pair of Mr. [directors James Gunn](https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1576295321532911617) and [Edgar Wright](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1576722558426107904), who encouraged audiences to see it too. [Vogue](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/1577005197284343808) called the film “the best rom-com of the year,” and Rolling Stone has already perched it on its list of the best comedies of the 21st century. The majority of people who see Bros really love it! “Box office, as we all know, has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of a movie. Go check it out and see for yourself!” he And he didn’t let up, even after it [underperformed in North American markets](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-10-02/smile-box-office-bros-dont-worry-darling) during its opening weekend, debuting far lower than the studio estimated.

Bros” star Billy Eichner has reacted on Twitter to the poor box-office showing for his movie, which is the first gay rom-com released by a major studio.