"Collateral Beauty" has already had a bit of a hammering from film critics and fans, and things have just gotten worse.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the film has now given star Will Smith the worst wide debut of his career. Ouch.

Despite featuring Smith and a host of other big names, including Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, and Kate Winslet, the movie opened to just $7 million in ticket sales this weekend.

That puts it at fourth place in the US box office, well behind the top-ranking "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," which took an estimated $155 million in its first weekend.

The film features Smith playing an advertising man who writes letters to the concepts of Time, Love, and Death to seek solace and guidance after the death of his child.

It was also beaten by "Moana," Disney's latest animation, and the comedy "Office Christmas Party."

The underperformance of "Collateral Beauty" is another Christmas disappointment for Smith after "Concussion," his drama about American football players who suffer brain damage, had a similarly low opening taking of $10.5 million last year.

Smith can take heart, however, from the fact that 2016 also saw him appear in the top-grossing movie in his filmography.

"Suicide Squad," in which he played Deadshot, made just over $325 million this summer despite disappointing critical reviews.

Smith recently revealed that he turned down the opportunity to reprise his "Independence Day" role in the recent sequel, "Resurgence," so he could be in "Suicide Squad" instead.

"I had the two screenplays in front of me for 'Independence Day 2' and for 'Suicide Squad.' I had to choose between the two of those," he said.

"I do want to aggressively go forward and do new things and create and hopefully be able to stumble upon a new heyday."

Unfortunately for Smith, it doesn't look as if "Collateral Beauty" will be doing that for him ...

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