Bruce Springsteen may be “Born to Run,” but the latest box office flick centered around his life barely made it out of the starting gate.

“Deliver Me From Nowhere” — the highly anticipated music biopic starring Jeremy Allen White as the famous singer — stumbled in its opening weekend, bringing in a lackluster $9 million domestically and $16.1 million worldwide. The numbers fell well short of projections, marking a major letdown for a film that seemed poised to hit all the right notes.

With a hefty $55 million budget and a wide release across 3,460 locations, expectations were sky-high. Instead, the film hit a sour chord, failing to draw the same kind of crowd that usually packs Springsteen’s concerts.

Audiences gave the movie a decent-but-hardly-glowing B+ on CinemaScore, while critics were similarly lukewarm, leaving it with a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, according to Entertainment Weekly.

For a man who built his legacy on anthems about triumphing over struggle, the cinematic misfire is irony fit for a rock ballad — proof that even the well-seasoned Springsteen can miss a beat.

US singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band” at the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles, October 21, 2024. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)

The biopic hit a serious low note compared to the $11.7 million that “Dylan” was able to snag in December 2024, and it seriously pales in comparison to “Straight Outta Compton,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Springsteen’s production brought in less than a third of the profits that “Bob Marley: One Love” and “Elvis” generated, according to Chartr.

The film finds Springsteen, played by White, in a period of transition while working on his 1982 album, “Nebraska.” The plot line follows his deep struggles when international stardom kicked in, and covers his personal perspective as he navigates personal crisis, generational trauma, and the expansion of his career.

TAMPA, FL – FEBRUARY 01: Musician Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at the Bridgestone halftime show during Super Bowl XLIII between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)