Are you poor? I'm genuinely curious what info you have that poors are struggling to afford groceries. I live with and have lived with poors all year (and I myself make under 30k this year) and the price of groceries is the lowest of concerns. A drop in the bucket compared to rent/student loans/health care/car payments/etc. All the poors I know eat out every day and only struggle to buy cigarettes 🤷♂️
I'm sure there's some specific scenarios like a single mother working two jobs with four kids, but the 'poors' of today, at least my generation, are all singles with no dependents lmao. My evidence is all anecdotal tho
While most Paul Thomas Anderson movies might be critically acclaimed, they're pretty notorious for performing like shit financially, too.
I'm pretty sure *There Will Be Blood* and *Boogie Nights* are still his only two movies that have been considered commercially successful.