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Movie lovers want to remind you that a Hulu original might have done what ‘Bros’ couldn’t as backlash continues

And it only came out in June.

Billy Eichner’s Bros may’ve received positive reviews before its release, but that didn’t stop it from bombing at the box office after it only received $4.8 million during its domestic opening. Eichner theorized that the lackluster numbers might be due to straight people not showing up, but movie lovers are not convinced.

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Twitter user @itszaeok shared a clip from Hulu’s Fire Island. According to them, this film better represents the LGBTQ+ community, with characters acting “really gay” compared to Bros. The tweet received over 40k likes and nearly 3k retweets, with the clip in question being viewed over 1.3 million times.

One thing to note is that this film was released just months before Bros came out in theaters and, with the recent release of Eichner’s new movie, fans began to revisit this streaming exclusive film.

Fans agreed with the OP’s opinions as they began to mock Eichner’s new film. Some even compared the two and described Fire Island as “the film Eichner thought Bros was.” Fans also went all out in the replies praising Fire Island, wishing that was the film that was released in theaters instead of Bros.

https://twitter.com/AndrielxAndy/status/1577531426316197892?s=20&t=ZjdvGf27NEoTu1G6hKr6Ng

However, some fans argue that the movie doesn’t represent them. But regardless, fans praised that the LGBTQ+ community is finally receiving positive representation in the media.

Interestingly, Fire Island received an average rating of 94 percent by critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 72 percent score by audiences. The film stars Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang in the lead roles, with Yang also appearing in Bros.

Fire Island came out with a bang as not only was it released during pride month, but according to Mashable, it was the sixth most streamed film during the week of its release, outperforming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Meanwhile, Bros was unable to outgross the Avatar re-release and is currently being vastly outperformed by the new horror film, Smile.

If you want to have another LGBTQ+ kick or still waiting for Bros to premiere in your country, Fire Island is available to be streamed on Hulu.


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Erielle Sudario is a Digital Producer for We Got This Covered. Outside of work, she's either DM'ing a 'Dungeons and Dragons' campaign, playing video games, or building keyboards. Erielle holds a Bachelor of Communications Degree (specializing in film and journalism) from Western Sydney University and a Graduate Diploma in Radio and Podcasting from the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School.