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'''''West Side Story''''' is one of the most popular and influential [[musical]]s of the 20th century, inspired by [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. Its central theme is of a love that is not ruled by any notion of [[right and wrong]], and these necessarily lead to tragedy. A big hit on ''[[Broadway]]'' in the late 1950s, its adaptation into a movie starring Natalie Wood as Maria in 1961 was nominated for 10 [[Oscar]]s and won as Best Picture and in 9 additional categories.  All the singing ostensibly by Natalie Wood, however, was actually dubbed over and performed by another singer.  This original movie had box office revenues of $44.1 million on a production cost of only $6.75 million.<ref>https://infogalactic.com/info/West_Side_Story_(1961_film)#:~:text=Budget,44.1%20million%5B4%5D</ref>

'''''West Side Story''''' is one of the most popular and influential [[musical]]s of the 20th century, inspired by [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. Its central theme is of a love that is not ruled by any notion of [[right and wrong]], and these necessarily lead to tragedy. A big hit on ''[[Broadway]]'' in the late 1950s, its adaptation into a movie starring Natalie Wood as Maria in 1961 was nominated for 10 [[Oscar]]s and won as Best Picture and in 9 additional categories.  All the singing ostensibly by Natalie Wood, however, was actually dubbed over and performed by another singer.  This original movie had box office revenues of $44.1 million on a production cost of only $6.75 million.<ref>https://infogalactic.com/info/West_Side_Story_(1961_film)#:~:text=Budget,44.1%20million%5B4%5D</ref>

 

Its $100 million [[politically correct]] remake directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and released in December 2021, despite being highly acclaimed by [[liberal]] [[Hollywood]], was a bust at the box office:

Sarcastically dubbed "Woke Side Story," a $100 million [[politically correct]] remake directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and released in December 2021 was one of the biggest box office busts in history, despite being highly acclaimed by [[liberal]] [[Hollywood]]:

{{cquote|CNBC reported that Spielberg’s West Side Story brought in only $36.6 million in global ticket sales over its first three weeks in theaters. The production budget was around $100 million, although that doesn’t include its expensive marketing costs<ref>https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/steven-spielbergs-west-side-story-bombed-box-office-means-golden-globes-oscars.html/</ref>.}}

{{cquote|CNBC reported that Spielberg’s West Side Story brought in only $36.6 million in global ticket sales over its first three weeks in theaters. The production budget was around $100 million, although that doesn’t include its expensive marketing costs<ref>https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/steven-spielbergs-west-side-story-bombed-box-office-means-golden-globes-oscars.html/</ref>.}}

Reportedly this [[politically correct]] remake failed particularly badly in the [[Midwest]].  Some of its dialog is anti-[[American Dream]], while there are deliberately no subtitles for the Spanish-speaking scenes.

Reportedly this [[politically correct]] remake failed particularly badly in the [[Midwest]].  Some of its dialog is anti-[[American Dream]], while there are deliberately no subtitles for the Spanish-speaking scenes.