- Acclaimed Flop: While the film received positive reviews and Kathy Bates even scored an Academy Award nomination, it grossed only $43.7 million on a $45 million budget.
- Box Office Bomb: Budget: $45 million. Total worldwide gross: about $43 million. The film had the worst opening weekend performance for Clint Eastwood in nearly four decades (his all time worst is 1980's Bronco Billy). The low returns are attributed to the film's controversy over its Historical Villain Upgrade of Kathy Scruggs and competition from other films like Knives Out, Frozen II, and Jumanji: The Next Level.
- Channel Hop: Originally in the works at 20th Century Fox, the film got caught up in the studio's acquisition by Disney, who handed the film over to Warner Bros. before filming started.
- Creator Backlash: After the controversy over the film falsely portraying Kathy Scruggs as trading sex for story tips, Olivia Wilde (herself the daughter of two journalists) stated she doesn’t think it happened and had no control over that part of the film.
- The Danza: Eric Rudolph's brief appearance is played by Eric Mendenhall.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio were going to play Jewell and his attorney. Both are still listed as producers on the final film.
- Paul Greengrass was attached to direct before Clint Eastwood came aboard.
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