“Zoolander 2” Was A Failure At The Box Office, Ben Stiller Was Happy

When Zoolander came out in 2001, it was a huge hit and is one of Ben Stiller’s career hits.

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Zoolander 2 failed to succeed like its predecessor and was a box office failure.

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Many film critics didn’t like that the sequel failed to distinguish itself from the first movie.

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Stiller revealed during an interview that he was a bit happy Zoolander 2 bombed at the box office.

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He said that it freed him from the expectation to make a Zoolander 3 and allowed him to focus on a passion project.

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The passion project was a limited TV series, Escape at Dannemora, which was a huge success.

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Stiller said that if Zoolander 2 was a success, it would have distracted him from following his passion for directing something.

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Escape at Dannemora premiered on November 18th, 2018 and was based on the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape.

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Escape at Dannemora was a big success and was nominated for several Golden Globe Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards.

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