All year long, there has been a strange collective whine among delusional movie fans. The gist of their babyish gripes: Why must the press keep bringing up Hollywood’s distressingly low box-office numbers?! The past few months have seen a spate of underperforming titles: Bong Joon Ho’s “ Mickey 17 ,” “ The Smashing Machine ” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “ Caught Stealing ” with Austin Butler and the Jennifer Lopez musical “ Kiss of the Spider Woman ” among them.  The latest wobbler about