You’d never guess that these well-loved movies were actually total box office bombs.
Yet, take a fantastic andinspiring movie likeFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagaas an example.
It failed to make back its budget of $168 million, but that says nothing about its quality.
Blade Runner / Fight Club
Sometimes, it just happens that people only latch onto a motion picture long after its release.
In fact, some of the most famous films of all time were box-office bombs.
Lets take a closer look!
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The basic mathematics suggest thats all good and dandy since the return is higher than the budget, right?
But thats not how showbiz works, baby.
If the box office earnings prove to be higher, great.
Warner Bros.
If not, I am Jacks smirking revenge against capitalism.
Somehow, it wasnt, as Scotts greatest nemesis ended up being the box office.
The film cost$85 millionto produce but struggled to make back $50 million worldwide.
Universal Pictures
Ultimately,The Iron Giantdelights as a touching story that isnt afraid to be deeper than the average cartoon.
In 1994, filmmaker Frank Darabont took one of his tales and turned it intoThe Shawshank Redemption.
As testament to its quality, the film received a litany of Academy Award nominations in the major categories.
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20th Century Fox
Columbia Pictures
