New Bruce Springsteen Film Fails to Match Bob Dylan Biopic
The new Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White, has fallen far short of the success of last year’s Bob Dylan movie featuring Timothée Chalamet.
Despite both films launching with similar domestic box-office openings, Springsteen’s story has struggled to find its audience and is now being viewed as a commercial failure.
Box Office Comparison
- Deliver Me From Nowhere opened at around $9 million and recently crossed $15 million domestically.
- Worldwide, it grossed $30 million, well below the $140 million global total earned by Dylan’s A Complete Unknown.
- Both films had similar production costs—around $55–60 million—but showed strikingly different returns.
Critical and Award Reception
James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown also achieved critical acclaim, earning eight Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Picture.
In contrast, Scott Cooper’s Deliver Me From Nowhere has made little award-season impact, despite its comparable scale and ambition.
“It’s becoming abundantly clear that Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is now A Complete Unknown.”
Summary
The Bruce Springsteen biopic, despite its star power and budget, failed to resonate at the box office or with critics, unlike the sleeper success of Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan movie.
Author’s summary: Bruce Springsteen’s latest biopic underperformed both commercially and critically, highlighting the contrasting fates of two recent music legends’ films.