Hollywood Tests the Limit of Marquee Names a Single Film Can Hold

Boldface names have always mattered at the movies, but a number of recent casts have been full of them. That hasn’t always helped at the box office.

LOS ANGELES — On Friday, Netflix began streaming “Don’t Look Up,” a big-budget satire starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Tyler Perry, Ariana Grande, Jonah Hill, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Timothée Chalamet.

It sure seemed like a must-watch event, mixed reviews be darned. Casts so ultra-celestial — embarrassments of celebrity riches — don’t come along every day.

Except that now they do.