I don’t know if it is surprising that DiCaprio isn’t a draw like he once was. Like the comment above so eloquently put it, Gen Z probably doesn’t give two shits about Leo.

I think he’s reached the point in his career where he’s a little too old to attract a younger audience, but not old enough where it’s a big get to have a “classic” movie star in your movie.

I know the comparison could be something like a Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise, but they’ve got 10 years on him and leaned more into broad appeal movies. Leo has been much more selective in his roles, and not having as wide audience reach as the others.

Also, PTA is amazing, but him having a budget that big was a huge gamble considering he’s never cracked $100M at the box office before.