Why 2017's Power Rangers Bombed At The Box Office

In 2017, the blockbuster summer season was stacked with highly anticipated movies such as "Wonder Woman," "Despicable Me 3," and "Spider-Man: Homecoming." With so much competition for the audience's attention, it made sense for "Power Rangers" to release in March rather than risk being lost in the flood of films hitting theaters later on. This way, the biggest concern would have been "Logan," and since the James Mangold-directed film would release in early March while "Power Rangers" would arrive on the 24th, domestically, the time frame would provide breathing space for both movies.

What "Power Rangers" didn't bank on, though, was Disney's live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" being a complete juggernaut. Even though it was released a week before the Rangers' reboot, there was no stopping Belle and the Beast as they rampaged to an overall $1.27 billion haul at the global box office, leaving every other film in their dust.

Even Naomi Scott, who plays Kimberly Hart in "Power Rangers," couldn't deny the impact that "Beauty and the Beast" had, pointing out that her film did well in its opening week but didn't have the legs to sustain the pace. "'Beauty and the Beast' just killed, of course," she told Collider Ladies Night. "And do you know what, though? I think we did well. We did well in that first week, and it kind of just didn't have the go power in that sense."