HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Lionsgate's Gerard Butler-led epic Gods of Egypt faces an uphill battle in this weekend's box office as it is expected to pull in $15 million.
The film, long controversial for its racially inaccurate cast, earned $800,000 from early showings Thursday night as well as a slew of mediocre reviews, with Variety critic Justin Chang calling it an "extravagantly silly foray into Afroasiatic mythology" that "oozes stupidity" but is still somehow "gloriously watchable."