The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box office

<figure> <img alt="Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Columbia Pictures" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/DF-04750_r.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As important as some of the messages in <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1005997/the-social-reconing-review-facebook-zuckerberg-frances-haugen">The Social Reckoning</a></em> are, the movie has been drastically underperforming at the box office. Per <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/social-reckoning-flops-other-mommy-leads-box-office-1236908161/"><em>Variety</em></a>, Aaron's Sorkin's follow up to <em>The Social Network</em> only grossed a measly $5.5 million this past weekend against a budget that's somewhere within the $30-42 million range. That would make it a certifiable flop that's costing Columbia Pictures (and Sony) quite a bit of money - especially when you compare it to <em>The Social Network</em>'s $22 million opening. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This isn't entirely surprising given how middling reviews for the film have been. It's currently got a 55% rating on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_social_reckoning">Rotten Tomatoes</a> and has widely been …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009630/social-reckoning-box-office-other-mommy">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>