Margot Robbie doesn't understand the negative discourse surrounding her 2022 film Babylon. On Tuesday's episode of the Talking Pictures podcast, host Ben Mankiewicz questioned why the Damien Chazelle-directed movie is considered a "public failure.

Damien Chazelle’s 2022 film also starred Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li. With an estimated budget of $80 million, the Paramount Pictures film only made $15 million at the domestic box office and a total of $63 million worldwide.

Damien Chazelle's 2022 historical dramedy "Babylon" is one of the most notorious box office bombs of the past few years, and has become a symbol of excessive Hollywood spending in the years before the contraction that's happening now.

Listen to Robbie reflect on Babylon and other titles from throughout her career in the podcast episode above.

Margot Robbie explained how 'Babylon' is like 'Shawshank Redemption' in that the box office is not reflective of its legacy.

Margot Robbie appeared on the “Talking Pictures” podcast and expressed her continued bafflement over moviegoers hating “Babylon,” her infamous 2022 box office flop co-starring Brad Pitt. Directed by “La La Land” Oscar winner Damian Chazelle,

Margot Robbie "can't figure out why" audiences disliked her 2022 movie Babylon. In Damien Chazelle's film, the Australian star played Nellie LaRoy, an actress who struggles to navigate the switch from silent movies to talkies in the 1920s.