United Kingdom, Aug. 17 -- Sydney Sweeney's new movie has tanked at the box office.

The 27-year-old actress is on the big screen starring in Americana, which opened nationwide across the United States last weekend, but the Tony Tost-directed crime thriller, which also stars Paul Walter Hauser, 37, and singer Halsey, 29, made only $840,000 after making its US cinema debut in 1,100 cinemas.

Its opening placed it 16th at the US box office, averaging $460 per screen, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The weak debut comes in the wake of weeks of criticism surrounding Sydney's involvement in an American Eagle advertising campaign.

The actress, who rose to prominence in Euphoria and Immaculate, became the subject of fierce online debate a...