History Trivia / Anna

* FollowTheLeader: The film very much feels like Creator/LucBesson's take on the 2017 film adaptation of ''Film/AtomicBlonde'', with fight scenes that draw heavily from the blockbuster action movie series ''Franchise/JohnWick''. Unfortunately for the creators it proved unable to capitalize on the success of either.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Although completed in early 2018, when accusations of sexual assault besieged director Luc Besson amidst the [=#MeToo=] movement, the film was put on an indefinite hold. It did not receive a theatrical release until summer 2019, in the midst of a crowded holiday slate (''Toy Story 4'' opened that week among others) with [[InvisibleAdvertising very little spent on marketing (no press junkets or screenings for critics)]] despite opening on over 2,000 screens. The tell-tale sign of the half-hearted release was that the film had the previous Summit Entertainment logo (the outline of a mountain in a blue square) instead of the current iteration introduced in 2018, fashioned after the "in the clouds" logo of parent company Lionsgate.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Although completed in early 2018, but when accusations of sexual assault besieged director Luc Besson amidst the [=#MeToo=] movement, the film was put on an indefinite hold. It did not receive a theatrical release until summer 2019, in the midst of a crowded holiday slate (''Toy Story 4'' opened that week among others) with [[InvisibleAdvertising very little spent on marketing (no press junkets or screenings for critics)]] despite opening on over 2,000 screens. The tell-tale sign of the half-hearted release was that the film had the previous Summit Entertainment logo (the outline of a mountain in a blue square) instead of the current iteration introduced in 2018, fashioned after the "in the clouds" logo of parent company Lionsgate.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film had an estimated $30 million budget; its opening weekend take was a meager $3.6 million, facing competition from both ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''[[Film/ChildsPlay2019 Child's Play]]''. It's the last film to date to be produced by the company Creator/LucBesson created, Creator/EuropaCorp, which was already deeply in the red due to the catastrophic failure of ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' (which also starred Sasha Luss).

** High-ranking KGB agent Tchenkov is played by the British actor Creator/LukeEvans

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: Although completed in early 2018, but when accusations of sexual assault besieged director Luc Besson amidst the [=#MeToo=] movement, the film was put on an indefinite hold. It did not receive a theatrical release until summer 2019, in the midst of a crowded holiday slate (''Toy Story 4'' opened that week among others) with very little spent on marketing (no press junkets or screenings for critics) despite opening on over 2,000 screens. The tell-tale sign of the half-hearted release was that the film had the previous Summit Entertainment logo (the outline of a mountain in a blue square) instead of the current iteration introduced in 2018, fashioned after the "in the clouds" logo of parent company Lionsgate.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film had an estimated $30 million budget; its opening weekend take was a meager $3.6 million, facing competition from both ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''[[Film/ChildsPlay2019 Child's Play]]''. It's the last film to date to be produced by the company Creator/LucBesson created, Creator/EuropaCorp, which was already deeply in the red due to the catastrophic failure of ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film had an estimated $30 million budget; its opening weekend take was a meager $3.6 million, facing competition from both ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''[[Film/ChildsPlay2019 Child's Play]]''. As of July 14, its current domestic total comes to $7.5 million with an additional $8.2 million overseas for a worldwide total of $15.7 million. It's the last film to date to be produced by the company Creator/LucBesson created, Creator/EuropaCorp, which was already deeply in the red due to the catastrophic failure of ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film has an estimated $30 million budget; its opening weekend take was a meager $3.6 million, facing competition from both ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''[[Film/ChildsPlay2019 Child's Play]]''. As of July 14, its current domestic total comes to $7.5 million with an additional $8.2 million overseas for a worldwide total of $15.7 million. It's the last film to date to be produced by the company Creator/LucBesson created, [=EuropaCorp=], which was already deeply in the red due to the catastrophic failure of ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film has an estimated $30 million budget; its opening weekend take was a meager $3.6 million, facing competition from both ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''[[Film/ChildsPlay2019 Child's Play]]''. As of July 14, its current domestic total comes to $7.5 million with an additional $8.2 million overseas for a worldwide total of $15.7 million.

* FakeRussian: High-ranking KGB agent Tchenkov is played by the British actor Creator/LukeEvans while his boss Olga is played by the legendary British actress Creator/HelenMirren.

* FollowTheLeader: The film very much feels like Creator/LucBesson's take on the 2017 film adaptation of ''Film/AtomicBlonde'', with fight scenes that draw heavily from the blockbuster action movie series ''Film/JohnWick''. Unfortunately for the creators it proved unable to capitalize on the success of either.

* FakeRussian: High-ranking KGB agent Techenkov is played by the British actor Creator/LukeEvans while his boss Olga is played by the legendary British actress Creator/HelenMirren.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $30 million. Box office, $7,763,104 (so far).
* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The movie was completed in early 2018, but when accusations of sexual assault besieged director Luc Besson amidst the [=#MeToo=] movement, the film was put on an indefinite hold. It did not receive a theatrical release until summer 2019, in the midst of a crowded holiday slate (''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' opened that week among others) with very little spent on marketing (no press junkets or screenings for critics) despite opening on over 2,000 screens. The tell-tale sign of the half-hearted release was that the film had the previous Summit Entertainment logo (the outline of a mountain in a blue square) instead of the current iteration introduced in 2018, fashioned after the "in the clouds" logo of parent company Lionsgate.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: The movie was completed in early 2018, but when accusations of sexual assault besieged director Luc Besson amidst the #MeToo movement, the film was put on an indefinite hold. It did not receive a theatrical release until summer 2019, in the midst of a crowded holiday slate (''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' opened that week among others) with very little spent on marketing (no press junkets or screenings for critics) despite opening on over 2,000 screens. The tell-tale sign of the half-hearted release was that the film had the previous Summit Entertainment logo (the outline of a mountain in a blue square) instead of the current iteration introduced in 2018, fashioned after the "in the clouds" logo of parent company Lionsgate.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $30 million. Box office, $7,763,104 (so far). Critics unfavorably compared the film to ''Film/{{Nikita}}'', though audiences who saw it were more forgiving.