Robert Redford in "The Natural" was this movie a box office hit? (1 Viewer)

[todd stone]

I would suspect so, a very excellent movie IMO

 

[Robert Crawford]

Yeah, it made money! According to IMDB it made 48 million during it's 1984 theatrical release and 25 million in rental income.

Crawdaddy

 

[Bob Gee]

It lasted about a week in it's first release.
It did, however get good reviews and succeeded in rental.
It's always been one of my top 10, and I have both Laser Disc and DVD.

 

[Ashley Seymour]

Yeah, just got done watching it on AMC. Best I have ever seen it. Only saw it before on video rental. It is such a fun and engaging movie, that I can overlook the horrific lack of ability of the players, and a 50ish Redford playing the part of a 18 to thirthysomething player.
It still is my favorite baseball/sports movie. 61 may be way more accurate, but The Natural is more classy.
If they had wanted a different age correct Aryan character than Redford they could have picked Val Kilmer but for a fantasy who cares.
Kim Basinger did look fine.
Hobbs wonders why he got played by two women. I can only think of two words to explain why. Glenn Close

 

[Michael D. Bunting]

"Now batting.....#9....Roy....Hobbs........"
I own both the LD and the DVD - the DVD is Anamorphic Widescreen and looks tremendous - given the age of this film.
Great movie - one of my all time favorites.
I can't decide If I like The Natural or HOOSIERS more - as my all time favorite sports movie.

 

[Terrell]

The Natural is one of my all time faves. Absolutely terrific film. Hoosiers would be second.

 

[Allen Hirsch]

Michael-

I'm especially partial to baseball, so I'd add Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and Breaking Away (another "Indiana movie" to go with Hoosiers) to that short list of all-time favorite sports movies.

The Natural had quite a cast, besides Redford, Close, and Basinger. Try Robert Duvall, Wilford Brimley, Richard Farnsworth, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, a Joe Don Baker - a very nice character actor ensemble, I'd say.

It grossed $50M at the box office in 1984, and garnered 4 Oscar nominations, from the liner notes.

 

[bill lopez]

I remember the movie opened no. 1 it's 1st week so it was a hit. A base hit , no homer.