Ryan Gosling has revealed why he believes a sequel to his 2016 action-comedy ‘The Nice Guys’ never materialized: it was crushed by bad box office numbers on its opening weekend. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gosling explained that the film’s underwhelming performance against ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ during its debut weekend likely killed any chances of a follow-up. ‘So much of a sequel, I think, is decided by the opening weekend of a movie, and we opened up against ‘The Secret Life of Pets,” Gosling said. ‘So just, just destroyed us.’ ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ went on to gross over $875 million worldwide, while ‘The Nice Guys’ only managed to bring in $62 million against a $50 million budget.