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The Marsh King's Daughter is set to be released on Lionsgate Play and you can watch it with your OTTplay Premium subscription.
Last Updated: 12.20 PM, May 04, 2024
The year 2023 was a wild beast of a year for world cinema, as movies from across various industries performed well. It wasn't just big-ticket movies making a buzz; many smaller ones also managed to create a substantial impact. While Hollywood was dominated by Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Barbie, and more, there were also smaller movies that had their time under the spotlight. One such film, The Marsh King's Daughter, starring Daisy Ridley and backed by Roadhouse and Lionsgate, opened to mixed reviews. But what is interesting is the trajectory of its release. Did you know that it almost had a big-screen box office clash with Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie? Well, let us tell you what exactly happened. Read on to find out.
Daisy Ridley vs Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift was on her Eras Tour, which she then decided to release as a feature film titled Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie, taking the world by storm. Swifties flooded theatres, and the next thing we knew, it was the highest-earning concert movie of our time. It clearly demonstrated the power of the film, which went on to do monstrous business. But while the movie had a playground with no competitors, it was about to face one with The Marsh King's Daughter, which stars Ridley in the lead.
The Marsh King's Daughter, which had been in the making for a while, was set to have a release on October 6, 2023. The movie had a standalone release, but in just over a week, it was about to cross paths with Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie, which hit theatres on October 13, 2023. The clash would have been interesting but also a loss-making decision for the Daisy Ridley starrer, considering there was no other project even remotely making buzz when the Eras Tour Movie was in theatres.
Considering this, the makers of The Marsh King's Daughter decided to push their film by a month, releasing the Daisy Ridley starrer on the big screen on November 3, 2023. This was a wise decision, considering Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie broke all the records that came its way during its theatrical run. The movie witnessed $26 million in presales, which was even more than that of Tom Holland's Marvel Cinematic Universe flick, Spider-Man: No Way Home. You can imagine.
About The Marsh King's Daughter
Led by Daisy Ridley, The Marsh King's Daughter is about a woman who discovers that her father, who broke out of prison, is actually a kidnapper and she is the girl he had kept in captivity back in the day. Fearing he will now come for her daughter, she decides to take matters into her own hands and sets out to find him and kill him before he can create any more havoc.
The Marsh King's Daughter will stream on Lionsgate Play on May 10, 2024, and you can watch the film with your OTTplay Premium subscription. Stay tuned to OTTplay for more information on this and everything else in the world of streaming and films.