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07-23-2005, 04:09 PM
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Reading up on Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (which is doing great business) where the original (now condsidered a classic by many) didn't do well at all at the boxoffice back in 1971 grossing little more than $1,000,000.
This was also true of "Once Upon a Time in the West" (which is screening at the Arclight this coming Wed in L.A.) this film also did very poorly in theaters but is now considered a classic.
How many classic films are there that were box-office bombs?
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07-23-2005, 04:16 PM
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Didn't "The Wizard of Oz" not do too well at the Box Office at the time? Also, "It's A Wonderful Life"? "Fight Club"  |
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07-23-2005, 04:18 PM
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The list is longer than you think with some exceptional films. Just a few off the top of my head.
The Night of the Hunter
Ace in the Hole/The Big Carnival
It's a Wonderful Life
The Alamo
G.W. McLintock: Camille, you're on your own.
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07-23-2005, 04:24 PM
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I forgot High Noon and The Ox-Bow Incident. Again, this list is very long and you can have a field day naming such films.
G.W. McLintock: Camille, you're on your own.
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07-23-2005, 04:27 PM
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Blade Runner is a big one.
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07-23-2005, 04:42 PM
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there have been many down thru the years,
but Hulk was the last one i recall  |
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07-23-2005, 04:43 PM
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The Wizard of Oz did not tank by any means. The film was the most expensive made at MGM up to that time, and did very well in most of the venues it played. It didn't make a profit for the studio, however, until a re-release after WWII.
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07-23-2005, 04:47 PM
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From what I've read about The Wizard of Oz, MGM thought this film wasn't going to be a big box office, but hoped to break even on it. However, it took 20 years for it to recoup it's investment in the film which was helped by repeated viewings on television.
G.W. McLintock: Camille, you're on your own.
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07-23-2005, 04:52 PM
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The Shawshank Redemption
Blade Runner
Fight Club
My DVD collection http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcoll....aspx/simassey
When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high, And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm, there's a golden cloud, and the sweet silver song of a lark,
Walk on through the wind, Walk on through the rain, Though your dreams may be tossed and blown,
Walk on, Walk on, with hope in your heart and you'll never walk alone,
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!
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07-23-2005, 08:08 PM
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The King of Comedy
Office Space
Once Upon a Time in America
Rudy
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07-23-2005, 08:21 PM
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Carpenter's The Thing
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07-23-2005, 08:48 PM
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I thought Cinderella Man was really good and it did not do well.
no fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud
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