By the time Adam Sandler’s 2015 comedy Pixels arrived to widespread critical scorn, it was clear that the career of the once-reigning king of theatrical comedy had seen better days. Curiously though, while Pixels was a full-on box office bomb in the U.S. – failing to even recoup its $88 million budget domestically – it did quite well worldwide, earning enough to make the film at least mildly profitable for studio Sony. Still, it was clear that Sandler’s appeal as a theatrical draw was waning, as Pixels was but the latest project of his to underachieve stateside.
Thankfully, by the time Pixels hit theaters, Sandler had already signed what turned out to ...
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