Jolie: Airbrushing saw off box office success

Angelina Jolie says Tomb Raider 2 failed to do well at the box office because advertising posters were "unsexy".

Jolie: Airbrushing saw off box office success

Angelina Jolie says Tomb Raider 2 failed to do well at the box office because advertising posters were "unsexy".

The actress blames the film's marketing managers for overly airbrushing images of her as sexy action heroine Lara Croft, which were used to promote the sequel. She says: "Once they had airbrushed any sexuality out of the poster, that was it. Bye, bye, box office."

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