The second possibility is that the pirated leak of the film, downloaded by an estimated 2.2 million people, really did negatively impact the box office.
But with third overall pick Darnold now on board, there is much more positive buzz about this time than there was a year ago, so it will bear watching how Darnold continues to impact the box office.
For example, when in combat, the player can take cover behind boxes; however, when enemy bullets impact the boxes, they will topple over, in which case the player will have to find another suitable object to use for cover.
Whether it has an impact on the box office is another matter.
This year's leading nominees were notably gritty, and have failed to make an impact at the box office.
Two wide releases – teen comedy The Edge of Seventeen and boxing drama Bleed for This – made little impact at the box office, landing in ninth and 10th place.
But the films, made by the fledgling director Guo Jingming and based on his series of best-selling novels, have also made an impact beyond the box office.
Ángel, who has scored 33 goals in 47 regular-season games, is the gold standard designated player on the field, but he has had limited impact at the box office, both at home and on the road.
It's "good to see private capital support high risk but potentially high impact 'outside the box' ideas," said Noah Deich, executive director of Carbon180, an Oakland, California-based group promoting research into carbon recycling, on Twitter.
A character seems to be called Charlie only to facilitate a knowing lyric, and I wonder if the many drugs references are a good enough joke to have risked the possible impact on the box office of some reviewers fretting over how much of a family show it is (the theatre advises that only children over 10 should be brought).
That and the club's disappointing season has had an impact at the box office, with figures revealing that the take-up on Wolves' annual 'Early Bird' season ticket offer is 26% down.
