J Lo’s new film tanks at the UK box office in another career blow for unlucky in love star
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JENNIFER Lopez’s new movie Unstoppable has bombed in Britain — taking just £3,112 in its opening weekend. The biographical drama about US wrestler Anthony Robles was the 55th most-watched film in UK cinemas on its release this month. Its tagline “no one wins alone” proved accurate as the movie dropped out of picture houses completely on its second week.
![[Jennifer Lopez’s new movie Unstoppable has bombed in Britain]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/jennifer-lopez-press-day-unstoppable-956429250.jpg?strip=all&w=770)
The flop comes despite Jen, 55, making a promotional visit to London last month. The US actress and singer, who has endured a turbulent year, appeared on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One as well as hosting a screening. While here, she stayed at Claridge’s in Mayfair, where rooms start at £700 a night.
![[J-Lo has endured a turbulent year, splitting with actor Ben Affleck in August]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-attend-923073149.jpg?strip=all&w=710)
There were a host of other promotional events, most recently a Q&A in the US at the weekend. In the movie, she plays the wrestler’s mum, Judy, alongside co-stars including Don Cheadle, 60, Michael Pena, 48, and Jharrel Jerome, 27. Its poor box office, reported by the British Film Institute, caps off a difficult period for the star, whose comeback album, This Is Me… Now, reached a disappointing No55 in February.
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It was accompanied by a musical and documentary on which she spent millions and which went straight to Prime Video. In June, as speculation raged about the state of her marriage to Ben Affleck, 52, she cancelled the US leg of her tour weeks before it was due to begin.
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