Taylor Sheridan has been one of the biggest driving forces behind bringing Westerns back into the public consciousness again, with Yellowstone becoming one of the most popular shows in recent memory. TV audiences have been happy to embrace the genre, but theaters? That’s been a bit harder, and now a new take on one of John Wayne‘s most iconic movies is discovering how unforgiving the box office can be.
Angel and the Badman has officially lost 2,159 theaters since opening on October 9, dropping from 2,263 locations to just 104 for its third weekend. The Western, which stars Tulsa King actor Neal McDonough alongside Zachary Levi and Tommy Lee Jones, lost 993 theaters in its second weekend before shedding another 1,166 locations on October 23. That means the movie has now lost a staggering 95.4% of its original theatrical footprint in just two weeks.
Directed by Julio Quintana, the movie is a remake of Wayne’s 1947 Western of the same name. A wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher’s daughter, and the hope of love begins to pull him toward a different life. But when the law and his violent past close in on his new home, he must choose the kind of man he’ll become. The cast is led by Levi (Shazam!) as Quirt Evans, Jones (The Fugitive) as Marshal McClintock, and McDonough (Justified) as Laredo.
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
How Badly Has ‘Angel and the Badman’ Performed?
The movie opened with just $2.1 million domestically from 2,263 theaters, averaging approximately $935 per location. Things got considerably worse during its second weekend, when the Western earned only $433,220, representing a decline of nearly 80%. According to The Numbers, Angel and the Badman had earned approximately $3.8 million domestically through October 21. And with the movie now playing in barely 100 theaters, its chances of adding much more to that total are looking increasingly slim.
The original Angel and the Badman arrived in 1947 and starred Wayne as Quirt Evans, with Gail Russell playing Penny. Nearly eight decades later, the remake has attempted to introduce the story to a new generation, although its theatrical performance suggests that audiences haven’t exactly rushed to see it.
Angel and the Badman is playing in select theaters.
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