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re: Shawshank Redemption panned at the box office, what other movies did they underestimate?
Posted on 4/12/17 at 9:32 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 4/12/17 at 9:32 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Dazed and Confused grossed 8 million in 1993 on a 6.9 million production budget
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Posted on 4/12/17 at 9:33 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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(adjusted for inflation) was a true story and starred Steve McQueen - the biggest star at the time...in Papillon.
One of the best movies I've ever seen
Posted on 4/12/17 at 11:25 pm to TT9
Waterworld and The Postman, two of the great comedies of our time.
Posted on 4/12/17 at 11:29 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Once Upon A Time in the West is the very definition of tedium. I own it and have given it many watches to see what's there. Very overrated by self-proclaimed film aficionado try-hards. In the same vein of The Deer Hunter.
This post was edited on 4/12/17 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 4/12/17 at 11:32 pm to ManBearTiger
I'm not a fan of Deer Hunter. Once Upon a Time in the West is in my top 5 GOAT. 
Posted on 4/12/17 at 11:42 pm to THRILLHO
The Good the Bad and the Ugly >>>>> Once Upon a Time In the West
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:14 am to THRILLHO
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. Once Upon a Time in the West is in my top 5 GOAT
It's the Lawrence of Arabia of Westerns.
So I guess it depends on what you feel about Lawrence.
And Claudia Cardinale in that movie is the definition of everything you could ever want.
The score in Once Upon a Time, the actors, Claudia, the story...It's sublime. I don't know how anyone can pan it.
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 12:20 am
Posted on 4/13/17 at 1:14 am to TT9
Office space
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:12 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Cool Hand Luke had a production cost of 3m and box office grossed 16m.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:18 am to TT9
Lethal Weapon wasn't a big deal. It was VHS rental that caused it to gain popularity
Posted on 4/13/17 at 10:31 am to Barrister
did children of men do anything ?
Posted on 4/13/17 at 10:34 am to TT9
It's a Wonderful Life and The Wizard of Oz Bombed pretty hard at the box office.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 10:45 am to TT9
Dredd
Fight Club
The Iron Giant
Fight Club
The Iron Giant
Posted on 4/13/17 at 10:51 am to TT9
There are some examples from Hollywood's golden age.
Casablanca was critically acclaimed but didn't do well at the box office.
It's A Wonderful Life was pretty much a box office failure at time of release and was a net loss for RKO.
Casablanca was critically acclaimed but didn't do well at the box office.
It's A Wonderful Life was pretty much a box office failure at time of release and was a net loss for RKO.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 11:27 am to Purple Spoon
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Dazed and Confused grossed 8 million in 1993 on a 6.9 million production budget
That's kind of a big budget for a Linklater movie as well.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:04 pm to Barrister
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Lethal Weapon wasn't a big deal. It was VHS rental that caused it to gain popularity
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:29 pm to Barrister
Lethal Weapon was a Top 10 grossing film of 1987 and the highest grossing film of March (when it was released.)
But speaking of 1987, what really bombed was Less Than Zero (but became a cult hit later) - it only made 12 million at the BO...Ishtar made more money that year.
And even more surprising...was
26. Wall St...43 million (it made 1 million more than Mannequin.)
41. Princess Bride...30 million.
51. Raising Arizona...22 million.
1. Three Men and a Baby...167 million.
2. Fatal Attraction...156 million.
1987 was one weird year.
But speaking of 1987, what really bombed was Less Than Zero (but became a cult hit later) - it only made 12 million at the BO...Ishtar made more money that year.
And even more surprising...was
26. Wall St...43 million (it made 1 million more than Mannequin.)
41. Princess Bride...30 million.
51. Raising Arizona...22 million.
1. Three Men and a Baby...167 million.
2. Fatal Attraction...156 million.
1987 was one weird year.
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 4/13/17 at 12:41 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
And American Psycho bombed too...
117. 15 Million in 2000
All Bret Easton Ellis book adaptions bomb at the BO.
117. 15 Million in 2000
All Bret Easton Ellis book adaptions bomb at the BO.
Posted on 4/13/17 at 1:13 pm to TT9
I could be wrong but a movie that was panned is different from a movie that bombed right?
Panned, made money - Suicide Squad
Heralded, bombed - Citizen Kane
Panned, made money - Suicide Squad
Heralded, bombed - Citizen Kane
Posted on 4/13/17 at 2:38 pm to SCLSUMuddogs
that has always been my interpretation as well. in fact, i dont really think they are confusing terms.
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 2:39 pm
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