Rachel Zegler’s early career has seen both big hits and box office bombs. The actress rose from relative obscurity when she was chosen among more than 30,000 applicants through an open casting call on Twitter for the role ofMaria in Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Story, making her film debut and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. However, while it earned much acclaim, the musical remake was released during the pandemic in 2021 and bombed at the box office, making only $76 million against its $100 million budget.
Zegler has expanded her career with several franchise films, playing Anthea in DC’sShazam! Fury of the Gods, which was also a box-office failure, making $134 million against its $125 million budget. Later that year, Zegler co-starred as Lucy Gray Baird inThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, easily the biggest box office hit of her career, making $349 million against its $100 million budget.Zegler currently stars as the eponymous princessinDisney’s live-actionSnow Whiteremake, which is also bombing at the box office with $170 million and counting against its massive $269 million budget.
Y2K Becomes A Streaming Success
It Ranks 6th On Reelgood’s Charts
Y2Khas become a streaming success. Co-written and directed by formerSaturday Night Livecast member Kyle Mooney in his directorial debut, A24’s apocalyptic sci-fi comedy followsa group of high school students struggling to survive after the Y2K bugcauses all technology around the world to become sentient and rebel against humanity.Y2K’s castincludes Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, The Kid Laroi, Lachlan Watson, Daniel Zolghadri, Mason Gooding, Lauren Balone, Eduardo Franco, and Fred Durst.
Y2K Ending Explained
Y2K’s ending comes at an darkly absurd and surprisingly bloody cost, and highlights humanity’s best chance against a ruthless enemy like evil A.I.
Now, after bombing at the box office, the A24 film has become a streaming success on Max. According toReelgood,Y2Kwas the sixth most-watched movie on all streaming platforms for the week of April 3–9. It ranks belowA Complete Unknown,The Life List,Anora,Tombstone,Holland, and aboveWicked,One of Them Days,Heat, andThe Substance.
What Y2K’s Streaming Success Means For Rachel Zegler
The Talented Actress Is Unable To Elevate Mediocre Material
The film was a rare misfire for A24, withY2Kreviewscriticizing its inability to deliver consistent laughs amid its chaotic mix of tones. ThoughY2Kbombed at the box office, its streaming success comes at an interesting time when Rachel Zegler’sSnow Whiteis also bombing at the box office, with reviews mostly praising her radiant performance, but criticizing the live-action remake’s timid take on the original story and a few clumsy stylistic decisions. Similar toSnow White,Rachel Zegleris unable to elevateY2K’s mediocre material, but her presence alone is certainly garnering the interest of audiences.
